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After the very dry summer, we have now reached the 1500 MWh milestone. Didn’t quite catch the dial at the right time!

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 […]

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

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 […]

Great excitement. We have reached the 1GWh milestone today. Later this year, when restrictions allow, we hope to have a celebration event on site.