We are delighted to have had working with us this year a student from Durham University working on possible ways to reduce head loss in our inlet channel, which could potentially improve power output. Liam Wood a student on the Durham University MSc in New and Renewable Energy worked with us this year. His unpublished Durham University […]
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NYMNPA apprentices visit site April 2017
Recently the two teams of apprentices who work for the North York Moors National Park visited our site. They had a tour round to find out how the turbine works and what was involved in setting up the scheme. Following the tour they helped our team of volunteers to thin out alder saplings and sort […]
Key Stage 2 resources for schools
In 2016, Esk Energy successfully applied for a grant from the Ernest Cook Trust to undertake a project with Ruswarp C of E Primary School to help them develop their literacy and numeracy skills by exploring how we generate electricity from their river. The grant was to enable us to undertake a project which would involve developing materials, a visit […]
Working with Teesside University
We are delighted to have worked with Jessica Watson, a 3rd year undergraduate civil engineering student from Teesside University. As part of her degree she developed a mathematical model of the turbine.
