The weather has finally warmed up enough so that the main kiosks could be painted a matt dark brown. Comments have so far been favourable with regards to the colour change. The trees that have been planted are now showing signs of growth and the contractors will shortly be sowing grass seed. Our weather […]
Following commissioning on the 12th December, the Whitby Esk Energy community hydroelectric turbine has started generating and exporting to the National Grid. Testing of the turbine will continue over the next month or so. Now that construction has finished, work has started to improve the look of the site. Tree planting was begun at the […]
Recently we ran a competition to name the Archimedes screw. Children in the Discoverers and Adventurers classes at Ruswarp Primary School were asked to come up with suggestions for the hyro development team to choose from. We are pleased to announce that the winners of our competition to name the Archimedes screw are Isabella from […]
Just a quick post to say – yes, the turbine turns and can generate electricity!
The turbine was finally turned for the first time on 30th October! Click here to see the turbine being tested. Commissioning of the turbine is set for 12th November – not long now.
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