Northern Isles New Energy Solutions (NINES)
NINES, is being developed by SSE in association with a range of local stakeholders, including Shetland Islands Council, Hjaltland Housing Association and Shetland Heat Energy and Power. It aims to support Shetland’s sustainable energy future by developing and managing the electricity distribution network more effectively to allow renewable energy to play a bigger part in meeting Shetland’s energy needs
Key aspects of the project include:
- replacing old inefficient storage and water heaters in 1,000 homes with modern 'smart' storage heaters which help to balance the electricity network.;
- adding a new electric boiler to the existing district heating system, which will be associated with the proposed medium-scale Gremista wind farm;
- deploying new technology on the network that will allow more small scale renewable generators to connect to the network;
- introducing new commercial arrangements to encourage businesses to change the times at which they use most energy; and
- installing a 1MW battery, part-funded by the Department for Energy and Climate Change, at Lerwick Power Station
NINES will help us plan for the replacement of the existing Lerwick Power Station, which is nearing the end of its useful life, with a smaller station than would otherwise be required.
Find out more by viewing our project video:
For more information about NINES, please email nines@sse.com or telephone 01738 456 000.