Aaron Priest, Stakeholder Manage for Viking Wind Farm said: "The delivery of these transformers marks a major milestone in the Viking Energy Wind Farm project. The transformers required a police escort to move them from Lerwick Port to site due to their scale.
We would like to thank drivers and residents for their patience while this complex delivery took place. Public safety is paramount and in co-operation with Police Scotland, our team did their very best to keep disruption to a minimum."
The transformers started their journey in Linz, Austria.
Grid Transformer Specification
Make/Model: Siemens 135MVA Transformer Dimensions:
- length 8.5 m
- width 5.1 m
- height 6.5 m
- delivery weight 94 tonnes
- Full assembled weight 122.4 tonnes