Burradale Windfarm
Shetland
Aerogenerators Ltd developed, owns and operates the Burradale Windfarm.
Burradale is one of the most productive windfarms in the world with a
recorded capacity factor* of 52%. The high productivity is due to Shetland's
unique wind resource. Energy from Burradale flows to Lerwick Power Station
where it then contributes to meeting Shetland's energy demand.
*Calculated from
the original three turbines over a three year period.
The
five Turbines are named Mina, Brenda, Betsy, Sally and Karen.
Burradale
was developed in two phases:
| Phase 1. | Project Start: | 1993 |
| Build Start: | Spring 2000 | |
| Commissioning: | 17th December 2000 | |
| Number of Turbines: | 3 | |
| Type of Turbines: | Vestas V47 | |
| Output per Turbine: | 660 KiloWatts | |
| Total output: | 1.98 MegaWatts | |
| Phase 2. | Project Start: | Spring 2001 |
| Build Start: | Spring 2002 | |
| Commissioning: | 19th January 2003 | |
| Number of Turbines: | 2 | |
| Type of Turbines: | Vestas V52 | |
| Output per Turbine: | 850 Kilowatts | |
| Total output: | 1.70 MegaWatts | |
| Combined | Total output: | 3.68 MegaWatts |
| Equivalent homes suppplied: | nearly 2000 homes | |
| Greenhouse Gas Savings (CO2): | minimum 6,200 tonnes/year | |
| Shetland Power Demand % | 0 - 18% depending | |