Roadworks lasting up to 10 months begin on A971 to allow for Viking Energy cable laying
Roadworks lasting up to 10 months have begun to allow cables to be laid for the Viking Energy windfarm. The SIC announced today (Monday) that…
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Work on windfarm continues apace, group meeting hears
Work is continuing apace at the Viking Energy site, with the number of workers at the controversial 103-turbine development expected to reach 300 by the…
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Major milestone marked in Viking project as installation of 8km of underground cable gets underway
A “major milestone” has been marked in the work to create the Viking Energy windfarm, with 8km of underground cable beginning to be installed. The…
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‘Shetland tariff’ hoped to bring cheaper energy prices when Viking Energy windfarm goes online in 2024
A Shetland tariff offering reduced electricity prices to tackle fuel poverty is hoped to be achieved by the time the Viking Energy windfarm goes online.
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Further seven projects to receive £16,900 from community benefit fund
Community funds raised from the Viking Energy windfarm have been awarded to another seven projects totalling £16,900. During April, the Shetland Community Benefit fund has…
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Anti-Viking group says ‘serious breach’ of planning conditions should halt work
Anti-Viking group Save Shetland has said they are “disappointed” by the council’s response to their petition. At Wednesday’s full council meeting, councillors noted a report…
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Campaign group escalates complaint about SIC’s handling of Viking Energy windfarm ‘to the next level’
Campaigners have escalated their complaint about the SIC’s handling of the controversial Viking Energy windfarm.
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FEATURE: ‘We need windfarms’, new Viking community engagement manager says
Finding herself back in Shetland after a break of 40 years, Julie Graham ponders her new life as Viking Energy windfarm’s community engagement manager.
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SIC notes petition calling for Viking Energy windfarm construction to be suspended and instructs for report to be produced
The SIC has noted a petition calling for work to be halted on the Viking Energy windfarm. The petition, which had gathered more than 1,200…
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Petition handed to council calling for Viking construction work to be stopped
A petition with over 1,200 signatures calling for work to be halted on the Viking Energy windfarm has been handed to the Shetland Islands Council….
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New Covid testing regime for Viking workers
Workers travelling to the isles to carry out duties on the Viking Energy windfarm will be subject to coronavirus testing. SSE Renewable said it had…
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Investigation underway after truck slid into ditch while delivering materials for Viking Energy windfarm project
A truck delivering materials for the Viking Energy windfarm project slid into a roadside ditch on Thursday. SSE confirmed the driver was uninjured and appropriate…
READ FULL STORYWebsite launched to meet public demand for information on Viking Energy windfarm and interconnector
A new website has been launched to provide the Shetland public with information about the Viking Energy windfarm and interconnector projects. The SIC’s planning service…
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Reversing peat erosion a ‘priority’ Viking says after Staney Hill concerns
Viking says reversing “decades of serious erosion” to peat is a “central priority” of theirs, amid fears of damage to peat left at a site…
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