Statkraft to build Energy Isles Wind Farm in Shetland

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This news represents a further commitment to fulfilling Shetland’s potential as a key hub for renewable energy, and will see up to 18 turbines constructed

Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, has been granted planning permission by the Scottish Government for its Energy Isles Wind Farm, in Yell, Shetland. The project was started in 2012 by a consortium of over fifty mainly Shetland-based businesses with a strong desire to ensure that the benefits of Shetland's emerging new renewable energy sector were retained as far as possible within the isles. Statkraft was announced as the development partner in 2019, to work on the final stages of development, as well as construction and operation of the wind farm. Energy Isles Wind Farm... ... More: Official Press Release Statkraft

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