Tag: SSE Renewables

Viking wind farm and subsea cable boosts UK clean energy from Shetland

Stuart Mitchell

In a ground-breaking achievement for clean energy in the UK, the Shetland Islands have been connected to the GB electricity grid for the first time. This milestone comes with the completion of two major projects: the Viking Wind Farm, which is set to become the UK’s most productive onshore wind farm a 260-kilometer subsea transmission link that will transport the generated electricity from Shetland to the mainland A boost to the UK’s renewable energy capacity The Viking Wind Farm, developed by SSE Renewables, is a monumental step in the UK’s…

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First power at Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm

Stuart Mitchell

SSE Renewables and its partner TotalEnergies has announced first power generation from the Seagreen offshore wind farm, 27km off the coast of Angus in Scotland. The first Vestas turbine of a total of 114 was commissioned and connected to the grid in the early hours of Monday morning. The 1,075 MW wind farm is expected to be fully operational in the first half of 2023. The £3bn Seagreen project will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm and the world’s deepest fixed bottom wind farm with its deepest foundation due to…

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SSE Renewables, Microsoft and Avanade are creating digital twins that could reshape windfarms and the environment around them

Stuart Mitchell

The way windfarms are built could be changed forever by a new project that uses real-time data to understand the effect turbines have on local wildlife and ecosystems. SSE Renewables, Microsoft and Avanade are working together to create Azure Digital Twins of offshore windfarms and their local environment, which they hope will encourage the sector to develop renewable energy solutions that have a positive impact on ecosystems. A digital twin is an exact replica of an object in the physical world that can be studied and changed to help improve…

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Global offshore wind industry to increase voltage

Stuart Mitchell

The offshore wind industry is increasing array voltage from 66kV to 132kV, to enable larger turbines, reduce cost and ultimately help meet global climate demands.  This increase in array voltage will:  Enable more efficient power collection for future wind farms globally  Reduce the length of cables in the offshore wind farm   Less cable will lower costs and environmental footprints  Facilitate the next generation of offshore wind turbines.  The industry’s last voltage shift began in 2010, when the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) – Carbon Trust’s flagship research, development and deployment…

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