UK utility poised to take giant step in green power generation

The UK utility Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) will develop a plan to build a 90sq.km wind farm on the Shetland Islands. The 200-turbine wind farm will generate about 600MW of power – enough to meet the needs of one fourth of Scottish homes.

The project will mean laying a sea-bed cable linking mainland Scotland with Shetland Islands. The group will have to obtain permission for the project from the Island residents for which they will carry out “a significant public consultation exercise, beginning in February” a Viking Energy spokesperson said.
When completed it would be the world’s largest community wind farm bringing