Farms (open to visitors) · Scottish Islands
Viking Wind Farm
Viking Wind Farm in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Viking Wind Farm is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Viking Wind Farm is a large on-shore wind farm in the Shetland Islands which was developed by Viking Energy, a partnership between Shetland Islands Council and SSE plc. It has a generation capacity of 443 MW. Construction started in September 2020 and the Viking Windfarm and its HVDC connection were completed in August 2024.
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Background
Architecture
Turbines were scheduled to be erected in Kergord, North Nesting, and South Nesting.) Estimated construction time for the 127 turbine farm was five years. The wind farm was expected to have a high utilisation rate, as smaller wind turbines on the island had attained a high capacity factor.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 60.2866, -1.2612
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9LP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Established
- 2019
Sources
- wikidata: Q4141649 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Viking Wind Farm (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Viking Wind Farm?
- Viking Wind Farm is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9LP).
- What is Viking Wind Farm?
- Viking Wind Farm in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Viking Wind Farm?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE2 9LP.
- When was Viking Wind Farm built?
- Built or established in 2019.
- Who owns Viking Wind Farm?
- Viking Wind Farm is owned by Shetland Charitable Trust.
- How do I get to Viking Wind Farm?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9LP. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.