SSE gives diversion warning as road closure to be in effect on Wednesday
Drivers have been warned of a diversion as road works take place from tomorrow (Wednesday) on the B9075 between Setters Corner and the Sandwater Junction….
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Arrival of transformers a ‘significant step’ for Gremista connection
A project to connect the isles electricity network to the national grid has reached a “major milestone” after two transformers arrived in Lerwick. The two…
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£450,000 of Viking grants since windfarm opened
A community fund set up with money from Viking Energy has celebrated awarding almost half a million pounds to local organisations since the Windfarm opened…
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UPDATE: Power restored in South and West Mainland homes
A number of homes in the South and West Mainland have had power restored after outages this morning (Saturday). Although Shetland has avoided the worst…
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Old power station tanks to be repurposed for fish factory
Work has begun repurposing two redundant fuel tanks from Lerwick Power Station for a fishmeal factory in Bressay. A crew from local company, Ocean Kinetics,…
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Small power cut hits South Mainland
A power cut has hit just over a dozen homes in Exnaboe and Scatness, near Sumburgh, this morning (Monday). The outage was reported at to…
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Investigation into wind turbine blade damage
A probe is being carried out to determine the cause of damage to a turbine at the Viking Energy Windfarm, near Vidlin. Pictures posted on…
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Fuel poverty ‘shocker’ should power energy reform
It is the “greatest injustice” that so many people are in fuel poverty in the isles, when there are energy producers generating so much power….
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Political leader uses Viking celebration speech to call for fairer energy system
The SIC’s political leader has used her Viking celebration speech to call for change and a fairer system.
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SSE announces completion of windfarm and subsea cable
The UK’s most productive onshore windfarm has been completed in the isles, with its owner boasting it could power up to 500,000 homes. SSE’s Viking…
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SSE was paid £2m to keep Viking Energy windfarm switched off
The Viking Energy windfarm received more than £2 million to be switched-off, shocking new figures have revealed.
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Renewable energy boosts isles economy
Two major clean energy projects boosted the isles economy by £125 million, according to new figures. SSE has today (Wednesday) revealed the scale of investment…
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Over 1,300 properties affected by power outage
More than 1,300 properties were affected by a power cut in North Isles last night – with more than 120 still without power today (Wednesday).
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Plans set out for second subsea link
SSEN Transmission has detailed their plans for a second HVDC subsea electricity cable between Shetland and the Scottish mainland.
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