Viking Energy, the developer of the 103-turbine Viking wind farm in Shetland, is applying for changes to the consented project — to be able to use more-powerful turbines. The company — a joint venture between Perth-based energy company SSE plc and the Shetland community — said that using turbines of 4MW or more would allow it to get closer to its consented capacity of 457MW, and this would also increase the potential income to Shetland Charitable Trust, which has a 45% stake in the project.
Machinery Market 20th Oct 2018 read more »