Viking Energy Wind Farm
The Viking Wind Farm harnesses Shetland’s excellent wind conditions to generate enough renewable energy to power around 500,000 homes*.
From ambition to action
Completed in September 2024, Viking is the UK’s largest onshore wind farm in terms of annual electricity output^, playing a crucial role in contributing towards the UK and Scotland’s net zero targets.
This 103 turbine, 443 MW wind farm is expected to generate enough wind powered electricity to power around 500,000 homes* including every home in the Sheland Islands.
Supporting the Shetland community
The Viking wind farm is owned by Scottish headquartered SSE Renewables – dedicated to delivering green energy for Scotland’s transition to net zero.
The Shetland community is represented on the management board and Viking is committed to supporting the community through a £2.2 million annual benefit fund.
Latest News
The construction of two major clean energy projects in Shetland has generated £125m for the local islands’ economy, according to new figures from SSE plc.
Significant milestone for what will be the UK's most productive onshore wind farm.
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High-quality jobs
As well as generating significant amounts of clean wind powered electricity, Viking is supporting dozens of high-quality jobs in Shetland.
Hundreds of workers have been involved in the construction of Viking and, once operational, Viking will sustain a skilled workforce in Shetland.
Notes:
* 475,099 homes powered per annum based on annual GB average domestic household consumption base of 3.781MWh published by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) as of November 2018, and projected total generation output by Viking Wind Farm of 1,796.35 GWh per annum. Equivalent every home in Shetland claim based on 10,235 recorded households in Shetland, published in Shetland in Statistics 2017 by Shetland Islands Council, 2018.
^ Most productive UK onshore wind farm claim based on projected total generation output by Viking Wind Farm of 1,796.35 GWh per annum and a comparison with the leading UK operational and in construction wind farms.
