Recorded in WhichWindTurbine: 103 wind turbines Vestas in operation. Point the app at one of them to see its profile in real time.
📍 103 turbines mapped — each dot is a turbine recorded in the database. Average position: 60.3094 N · 1.24346 W.
| Location | Shetland — Shetland Islands |
|---|---|
| Type | Onshore wind |
| Number of turbines (database) | 103 |
| Manufacturer | Vestas |
| Model | V117-4.2 |
| Rated power per turbine | 4.2 MW |
| Total capacity (database) | 403.2 MW |
| Rotor diameter | Data not available |
| Tip height | 155 m |
| Commissioning year | 2024 |
| Status | Operational |
Vestas · V117-4.2 · 103 turbines · 4.2 MW each · rotor 117 m
Source: SSE Renewables, final turbine installation press release, 2023-08, read on 2026-09-15. Corroborated by 5 further sources. Where OpenStreetMap tags differ, this record prevails.
Verified model at this site: Vestas V117-4.2. In the WhichWindTurbine database, the V117 appears on 105 turbines across the UK, from OpenStreetMap tags — which are incomplete and, at this site, differed from the verified record.
Dated milestones from the UK Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Q2 2026 — not estimates.
The register also records a planning permission expiry in May 2014, in the same month as, or before, the permission was granted: it refers to an earlier permission, left off the axis.
DevelopmentConstructionOperationAhead (repowering horizon at 22 years)
Operator (or applicant): Viking Energy / Scottish and Southern · Turbines: 103 · Turbine capacity: 3.5 MW · Status: Revised
The register links a second scheme on this site (REPD ref 6828, Operational): 103 turbines · 155 m tip height · applicant Viking Energy Wind Farm. Two schemes on one site usually mean a repowering or an extension — to be confirmed with the operator.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0. REPD ref 6828.
The WhichWindTurbine database records 103 wind turbines in operation at this site, with a total capacity of about 403.2 MW (sources: REPD and OpenStreetMap).
Manufacturer: Vestas — model V117-4.2 MW. This information comes from the public data integrated in WhichWindTurbine.
Area: Shetland — Shetland Islands. The average position of the wind farm is 60.3094 N / 1.24346 W.
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The commissioning year recorded in the database is 2024. Public data may differ slightly from the operator's official date.
Based on a typical lifetime of ~22 years for an onshore wind farm, the repowering window would be around 2046. Indicative projection only — no operator decision is implied.
Wind farm data: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero — Open Government Licence) for site attributes, and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) for turbine positions, as integrated in WhichWindTurbine. "Data not available" means the public sources do not record that attribute for this site.
| Data | Source | Extract |
|---|---|---|
| Site, capacity, status, planning milestones | Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ, Open Government Licence v3) | Q2 2026, published 03/08/2026 |
| Turbine positions | OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) | 19/08/2026 |
| Manufacturer and model | OpenStreetMap tags, unverified — REPD does not record turbine models. Known for 41 % of UK turbines (manufacturer) and 32 % (model); some values are propagated within a site and may be wrong. | 19/08/2026 |
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