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Shetland substation in talks to supply green energy to North Sea oilfields

North Sea oil and gas fields could one day receive green power from a huge substation, currently under construction in Shetland.
By Hamish Penman
20/08/2021, 12:01 am Updated: 20/08/2021, 8:09 am
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The Kergord HVDC converter station is being built alongside the Viking onshore wind farm, with both projects due to start up in 2024

North Sea oil and gas fields could one day receive green power from a huge substation, currently under construction in Shetland.

The Kergord HVDC converter station is being built by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) on the island, in tandem with SSE Renewables’ giant Viking onshore wind farm.

Once completed, scheduled for 2024, the facility will allow green energy produced by Viking to be fed into the national grid.

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