October 2009 saw the culmination of almost six years of effort when the Westray Community Turbine commenced operations and began to earn an income for the Trust.

Cutting the first sod

The turbine is an Enercon E44 rated at 900Kw and was financed by a grant from the Big Lottery Growing Community Assets Fund and a loan from Triodos Bank UK.

 The energy generated is sold to SmartestEnergy Ltd who sell on the power to Marks & Spencer Scotland as part of their green policy.

The turbine is operated by Westray Renewable Energy Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trust.