Lerwick District Heating and Energy Recovery Plant

Lerwick District Heating and Energy Recovery Plant is a power station in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Lerwick District Heating and Energy Recovery Plant is situated nearby to Lerwick Power Station, as well as near Shetland Textile Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lerwick Power Station and Shetland Museum.

Lerwick Power Station

Power station

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The main power supply for Shetland is provided by Lerwick Power Station, located in Gremista, 2 kilometres northwest of Lerwick town centre. This is the principal source of electrical energy for Shetland. Lerwick Power Station is situated 560 feet south of Lerwick District Heating and Energy Recovery Plant.

Shetland Museum

Museum

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The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The current building at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Charles III & Camilla and Queen Sonja of Norway. Shetland Museum is situated 1 mile southeast of Lerwick District Heating and Energy Recovery Plant.

Fort Charlotte

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Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face. Fort Charlotte is situated 1 mile southeast of Lerwick District Heating and Energy Recovery Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lerwick and Sound.

Lerwick

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Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.

Sound

Quarter

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Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland. Sound is situated 1½ miles south of Lerwick District Heating and Energy Recovery Plant.