Peer mentoring
Kate Gilmartin, of My Green Investment CIC, has successfully applied for funding from the Cabinet Office Centre for Social Action to run a peer mentoring project for community hydro groups. Esk Energy (Yorkshire) Limited has been a member of the Community Hydro Forum since it started. Kate has asked Esk Energy to help mentor other community hydro groups based on the experience we have gained from the Whitby Esk Energy project.
The funding will support the further development of the community hydro forum, the running of four sessions for community hydro groups and the sharing of the lessons learnt and knowledge gained by the Esk Energy team.
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.
Open afternoon – 7th September 2013
We held an open afternoon on Saturday 7th September as part of Community Energy Fortnight. Over 50 people attended the event which involved a presentation about the construction of the turbine and a tour of the site. During the tour people could look under the covers to watch the Archimedes screw turning and visit the control kiosk to see the display showing the electricity being generated at the time.
The event was sponsored by The Co-operative who also gave a short presentation explaining that they are promoting community energy as it not only helps the UK to meet its energy and climate change goals but also benefits the local community and raises awareness of energy and environmental issues.
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