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Author Archives: Jon Halle
Works on site
We’re coming to the end of the process to clear up the site and get it running again after the serious autumn floods. We’ve been working with our long-term hydro experts at Derwent Hydro. They’ve tried hard to refurbish first … Continue reading
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Local press report on turbine
Our project was featured in the local Cleobury Clarion of July 2021, showcasing the renaissance of the hydro and the hard work of the team in getting it up and running. Over the last year we generated around 50 MWh … Continue reading
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Turbine running reliably
We carried out a major plant upgrade in the autumn of 2020. The initial impetus was to repair damage from the floods earlier in the year and to carry out changes to our grid connection relay as required by changes … Continue reading
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A good start to Autumn 2019
After a period of rain we are pleased to report that the turbine is operating well with nearly 100kWh a day exported in the first 9 days of October. There are still several issues to deal with on site – … Continue reading
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Successful tests
The volunteer team working on the turbine have had a notable breakthrough – power has been generated at the site. Members of the team have been working hard to repair and test the installation over recent months, most recently replacing … Continue reading
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Hydro plant revival project underway
The hydro plant is currently non-operational and has worked sporadically since it was installed in July 2014. Following initial teething issues Ampair, the company that designed and installed the turbine, went bankrupt in February 2015 leaving the plant not completely … Continue reading
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Sad news at Tetstill
It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of John Bettinson, owner of and resident of Tetstill Mill. He was the most wonderful supporter or our project – firstly agreeing to let us build a community hydro … Continue reading
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Awards and technical progress
Principle 6 of the International Co-op Principles states that co-ops help each other out – we were the lucky recipient of co-ops in action when Midcounties Co-operative gave us a very welcome £2,000 grant to help with the additional costs we’ve … Continue reading
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January update
A little while since our last update and a lot has happened. We have had the turbine up and running in test mode and it has produced some energy. The final step to consistent generation is unfortunately taking a lot … Continue reading
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Stump out and on we go
The rain has come right on time as we enter what is hopefully the final week of installation. The famous stump that we found at the base of the weir has been removed finally and last Friday the slab which … Continue reading
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