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Across Orkney, the forces of nature have been harnessed for centuries, driving innovations that continue to transform how energy is produced and used.

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Balfour Hospital
Solar Viewable from a distance

Balfour Hospital

Claimed to be Scotland’s first net zero hospital

Barony Mill
Water Explore on foot

Barony Mill

Orkney's last working water mill

Billia Croo, Stromness
Water Not open to the public

Billia Croo, Stromness

EMEC's grid connected wave energy test site

Black Craig observation point
Water Explore on foot

Black Craig observation point

A lookout point used to monitor activity at EMEC's wave energy test site

Broch of Gurness
Fossil Fuels Explore on foot

Broch of Gurness

Fueling life in the Iron Age

Burgar Hill wind farm
Wind Viewable from a distance

Burgar Hill wind farm

A pioneer of renewable energy in Orkney

Caldale, Eday
Energy Systems Not open to the public

Caldale, Eday

EMEC's renewables integration research and development site

Churchill Barriers
Water Viewable from a distance

Churchill Barriers

Highlighting Orkney’s potential for tidal energy

Click Mill
Water Explore on foot

Click Mill

A rare surviving watermill showcasing renewable energy ingenuity

Costa Head wind turbine
Wind Explore on foot

Costa Head wind turbine

Site of the first grid-connected wind turbine in the UK

Fall of Warness, Eday
Water Not open to the public

Fall of Warness, Eday

EMEC's tidal energy test site

Finstown substation
Grid Connection Not open to the public

Finstown substation

Creating Orkney’s first 232 kV connection

Flotta Oil Terminal
Fossil Fuels Not open to the public

Flotta Oil Terminal

Orkney’s Oil Terminal

Gas house, Shapinsay
Fossil Fuels Explore on foot

Gas house, Shapinsay

Balfour Village Gasometer

Grid connection cable, Hoy
Grid Connection Explore on foot

Grid connection cable, Hoy

The first subsea cable to connect Orkney to the national grid

Hammars Hill wind farm
Wind Viewable from a distance

Hammars Hill wind farm

Developments in wind power

Happy Valley, West Mainland
Water Explore on foot

Happy Valley, West Mainland

Happy Valley’s homemade mini hydroelectric system

Hatston Innovation Park
Wind Viewable from a distance

Hatston Innovation Park

Orkney innovation at work

Kirbuster Farm Museum
Fossil Fuels Explore on foot

Kirbuster Farm Museum

The last un-restored example of a traditional ‘Firehoose’ in Northern Europe

Kirkwall Gasworks
Fossil Fuels Site no longer exists

Kirkwall Gasworks

Kirkwall’s early gasworks

Kirkwall Power Station
Fossil Fuels Viewable from a distance

Kirkwall Power Station

Orkney’s backup energy supply

Kirkwall’s first power station
Fossil Fuels Explore on foot

Kirkwall’s first power station

The turning point from gaslit streets to a modern electric grid

Ness of Brodgar & Barnhouse neolithic settlements
Fossil Fuels Explore on foot

Ness of Brodgar & Barnhouse neolithic settlements

Ancient energy sources in Neolithic settlements

Northfield wind turbine, Burray
Wind Explore on foot

Northfield wind turbine, Burray

The first locally-owned wind turbine in Orkney

Orbital Marine Power - tidal turbine blade
Water Explore on foot

Orbital Marine Power - tidal turbine blade

Orbital’s record‑breaking tidal blade

Orkney Museum
Museum Explore on foot

Orkney Museum

Preserving the Islands' Energy Story

Peat cutting and restoration
Fossil Fuels Explore on foot

Peat cutting and restoration

Orkney’s peatlands heritage and future

Peat railway, Eday
Fossil Fuels Explore on foot

Peat railway, Eday

Supported early 20th‑century energy needs for homes and industry

Peckhole windmill, North Ronaldsay
Wind Viewable from a distance

Peckhole windmill, North Ronaldsay

Scotland’s last working windmill

Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre community turbine
Wind Explore on foot

Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre community turbine

Delivering renewable power and lasting income for island communities

Shapinsay community wind turbine
Wind Viewable from a distance

Shapinsay community wind turbine

Powering local services and a more sustainable island future

Stromness Holms
Wind Not open to the public

Stromness Holms

The off‑grid Holms of Stromness

Stromness Library
Water, Heat pump Explore on foot

Stromness Library

Orkney's only sea-sourced heat pump

Stromness Museum
Museum Explore on foot

Stromness Museum

Tracing Orkney’s energy journey from whale oil to wind power

The Brough of Birsay
Water Explore on foot

The Brough of Birsay

A Viking Age sauna

Thorkell wind turbine, Deerness
Wind Viewable from a distance

Thorkell wind turbine, Deerness

Locally owned energy in action

Westray community wind turbine
Wind Viewable from a distance

Westray community wind turbine

Community driven renewable energy