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The proposed wind farm would:

• Offset over 1 million tonnes of CO2 per year
• Produce 2 billion units of clean, safe, renewable power every year
• Supply 20% of Scotland's domestic electricity needs
• Generate an estimated £37 million for Shetland's economy every year
• Create around 50 new skilled jobs to look after the wind farm
• Create an average of 230 new jobs for its 5-year construction period

Height of Turbines: up to 145metres/476 feet

Generating Capacity (per turbine): 3.6 megawatts

Speed of Blades: 5 to 13 revolutions per minute    

Number of Turbines: 150 (reduced from 192)

Duration of Project: 25 years

Cost: around an estimated £800 million

Materials: steel towers; fibreglass-reinforced epoxy blades