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The proposed wind farm would:

• Bring in an expected total income of £930 million to Shetland across its lifetime

• Have a carbon payback of less than one year in all outlined scenarios

• Include a habitat management plan designed to protect, conserve and enhance Shetland's local environment

• Include a heritage management plan empowering local communities to manage their own cultural resources

• Generate an estimated £23 million per year for the Shetland Charitable Trust

• Create around 42 direct jobs and a further 23 posts in support services

• Create an average of 174 jobs during the 5-year construction period

 

Height of Turbines: up to 145metres/476 feet

Expected generating Capacity (per turbine): 3.6 megawatts

Speed of Blades: 5 to 13 revolutions per minute

Number of Turbines: 127 (reduced from 150)

Duration of Project: 25 years

Cost: around an estimated £685 million

Materials: steel towers; fibreglass-reinforced epoxy blades