Our 2023 generation set a new record for a calendar year at 142 MWh. Although we lost two weeks of generation following the bottom bearing failure in January we exceeded our previous record set for the year 2016 by about 12%. Rainfall for the year in the Esk Catchment (as recorded at Westerdale) was the 7th highest […]
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Save the date for our AGM 2023
We will be holding our AGM online again this year on Wednesday 13th September, starting at 7:30pm. The formal notice of the AGM and papers will be sent to shareholders nearer the time. Following the short AGM we will hear from Kate Gilmartin, CEO of the British Hydro Association (BHA) about the work of BHA and […]
Keep the lights shining – Whitby Esk Energy tours for families
Sunday 18th June Tours at 1-1:45pm, 2-2.45pm and 3-3.45pm Can you get the water flowing to keep the lights shining? Energy related activities for all the family to take part in whilst you visit our community-owned 50kW Archimedes screw hydroelectric turbine on the River Esk at Ruswarp. To book a place or for further details […]
Back Online!
After 2 weeks of downtime and 5 days onsite the turbine is back generating again. Woohoo! We expected 10 days of downtime and 2 days onsite for repairs but we were delayed by leaking stop logs and awkward access for lifting. Many thanks to everyone who helped with this repair. See the blog
Turbine Breakdown
The turbine had to be shut down on Friday 20th January 2023 because the bearing at the bottom end of the turbine failed. This is not uncommon for archimedes screw turbines and ours has lasted much longer than most. Fortunately we discovered it before any major damage was done but it does mean we will […]
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