Located in a commercial forest, the 68MW Strathy project is already under construction, and is due for commissioning in late 2015. 

The order “continues what has been an excellent start to the year for Senvion”, says Raymond Gilfedder, managing director for Northern Europe, following on from recent deals in the Netherlands andSweden.

Hamburg-based Senvion claims the order is its fourth from SSE, one of the UK's largest wind operators, but which yesterday announced what amounts to a broad retreat from the offshoresector.