Kenningstock Mill scheme is located at Camelford in Cornwall. The hydropower component comprises a 25 kW Crossflow turbine, with a calculated annual generation of 107,454 kWh per year, enough to power the equivalent of 25 UK homes and displacing 53,727 Kg/CO2 per year
Civil engineering works, including penstock burial, intake screen and hydro turbine house construction for the Allt na Fearna hydropower scheme are well under way.
The design team from Renewables First that worked on the Radyr Weir hydro scheme were proud to learn that the project was to be awarded the 2017 George Gibby Award for the Best Civil Engineering Project in Wales, awarded by the Institution of Civil Engineers Wales Cymru.
GoFlo Screens was recently a “Highly Commended” Small Scale Project Of The Year at the Energy Efficiency & Healthy Homes Regional Awards 2017. The award relates to the design, supply and installation of its travelling water intake screen at the Kenningstock Mill 25 KW hydropower scheme.
2016 was a very productive year for Renewables First, as it played a key role in a number high-profile hydropower and windpower schemes throughout the UK. The year also saw the installation of two GoFlo self-cleaning screens on hydropower sites, by our sister company, GoFlo Screens Ltd.
Details of the twin Archimedes screw hydropower scheme at Radyr Weir are published in Spotlight by the British Hydropower Association.
The British Hydropower Association publishes an in-depth article on the design innovations of the GoFlo self-cleaning screen in its Spotlight publication.
GoFlo are exhibiting at the British Hydropower Association annual conference 10th – 11th November in Glasgow. Come and see us at Stand 15 – Renewables First.
Saddleworth Community Hydro wins the Community Energy Collaboration Award, recognising the ground-breaking association between a community group and United Utilities.
Renewables First wins prestigious Institute of Civil Engineers Awards. Considered ‘engineering Oscars’, they are much sought after by large national civil engineering companies.
Renewables First has continues to apply its engineering and design skills into developing Goflo – fully automated, self-cleaning intake screens that meet all fisheries and eel regulations.
Renewables First has now moved to a new office location. This involved moving downstream from one historic mill building on the River Frome, to another roughly two-thirds of a mile away.
As Renewables First continues to grow and expand as a market leader, so too has its team of skilled and enthusiastic staff. Over the last few years, several people have joined the company, so here’s a brief introduction.
Renewables First has completed the acquisition of Western Renewable Energy (WRE) Ltd. Philip Davis, MD of Renewables First, said "this acquisition further strengthens Renewables First's Archimedean Screw and high-head hydropower expertise. Chris Elliott, former MD...
We will be exhibiting at LAMMA 2014 on the 22nd and 23rd of January at the East of England Showground, Peterborough. Please come and meet us on stand 853 in Hall 8. We would be keen to discuss wind and hydropower projects on your land and are happy to work direct...
Please visit our stand No. DF344 to discuss having a wind turbine or hydropower system on your land, either as an owner-funded project or we can source suitable investors to partner with you to take on the risk and provide you with a generous risk-free rental income,...
Please visit us on Stand F102 at the All-Energy Exhibition in Aberdeen on Wednesday and Thursday the 22nd and 23rd May. We would be keen to meet anyone considering embarking on a wind or hydropower project to discuss the best way to proceed and how Renewables First...
Renewables First will be exhibiting at the Renewable Energy Marketplace exhibition in Exeter on the 19th March at Exeter’s Westpoint Centre. We will have wind and hydropower expertise on the stand so please drop in to discuss your wind or hydro site. We will also...
Renewables First will be exhibiting at LAMMA 2013 at the Newark & Nottinghamshire Showground on the 16th & 17th January. We will be in Hall 1a and stand 175c. We will have staff on the stand with wind and hydro expertise, ready to discuss potential sites with...
After over a year of construction and installation the Oakly Lower Weir hydropower system is now operational. The system uses a 2.3 m diameter vertical-axis Kaplan turbine to generate up to 165 kW from just 1.8 metres of head. The system is located in a SSSI and on a...
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