The Raasay Community Hydro scheme was a joint scheme between the Raasay community and Bluenergy to create a hydro scheme that would produce electricity locally as well as contributing to a community benefit fund with the electricity that is sold to the grid.
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Derwent Hydro: Cromford Mills
Cromford Mills is part of the Derwent Valley Mill World Heritage Site, and was the first successful water powered cotton spinning mill. The project has waterpower at its heart, delivering…
Read MoreEarba Pumped Storage Hydropower
The Earba Storage project is a proposed pumped storage hydro (‘PSH’) scheme with an installed capacity of up to 1,800MW. The Earba project will be the largest such scheme in…
Read MoreRWE: Snowdonia Hydro
Cwm Dyli hydroelectric power station was built in 1906 and is Britain’s oldest power station and the first instance in Britain of the use of alternating current.
Read MoreGilkes Hydro: Blair Castle
The Blair Castle project was a reinstatement of hydropower that had existed in one form or another in the castle since 1908, which had also been installed by Gilkes. With keeping in mind the original powerhouse and design, the easily accessible powerhouse had a new Pelton turbine installed.
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