Written by: Ian Nock | Engineering Manager | Renewables First Water-source heat pumps (WSHP) are energy efficient systems that will significantly reduce the carbon emissions associated with the heating and cooling of a building. In this article we will explore the...
Written by: Ian Nock | Engineering Manager | Renewables First Project Summary: Heat Source River Frome Collector Type Filter Pumps and Heat Exchanger Heat Pump Capacity 600 Kw (3 x 200w) Commission Date Feb 2022 Building Use County Council Offices Heated Floor Area...
Written by: Ian Nock | Engineering Manager | Renewables FirstBackground Port Mill dates from the 19th century and was named after the Brimscombe Port basin which once sat immediately to the east. The current mill building was originally built to bolster the local...
Written by: Ian Nock | Engineering Manager | Renewables FirstBackground An exclusive new development on the banks of a 360,000 m² former gravel quarry in the Cotswold Water Park. Our client purchased one of the properties, off-plan, and chose to upgrade the heating...
Written by: Phil Davis, Managing Director at Renewables First and specialist in hydropower, wind power and solar power system design.Reviewed by the Renewables First engineering team for technical accuracy.The Allt Eilidh Hydropower project consists of a 700 kW Pelton...
Refurbishment project by Renewables First Renewables First was hired to refurbish an existing hydropower scheme within the grounds of Pale Hall, located on the Afon Caletwr, near Bala, Gwynedd. Renewables First's role was licensing, detailed design, installation and...
Written by: Phil Davis | Managing Director | Renewables First Allt Coire a Bhainidh Hydropower - a Scottish Forestry Commission Site Renewables First has been commissioned to develop a hydropower scheme on Scottish Forestry Commission owned land in the Wester Ross...
Case study of Crossflow turbine upgrade – This hydro project involved creating a new split-phase grid connection, the removal of an old Gilkes turbine, refurbishing the turbine house with a lowered concrete floor and installation of a new Crossflow turbine.
2017 was another productive year for Renewables First, as they played a key role in a number of high-profile hydropower schemes throughout the United Kingdom. Our sister company, GoFlo Screens ( www.gofloscreens.co.uk ), has also gone from strength to strength,...
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
Renewables First was recently hired to produce detailed designs for a hydropower scheme in the Snowdonia National Park, and project manage the installation through to commissioning. Lady’s Dingle is located near Betws-y-Coed, Gwynedd.
Civil engineering works, including penstock burial, intake screen and hydro turbine house construction for the Allt na Fearna hydropower scheme are well under way.
Renewables First played a key role in the construction of the Brondanw Estate hydro scheme from its conception through to current installation. Construction works on the Afon Maesgwm hydropower scheme are now fully completed.
Renewables first was hired to review an existing feasibility assessment and preliminary construction designs for a hydropower scheme on Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Subsequenclty we were hired to complete the design, and to project manage construction installation and commissioning.
The Cochwillan hydropower scheme is an exemplar project demonstrating the benefits of combining hydropower with innovative water screening technology.
The team at Renewables First provided us initially with clear and concise review of a partially planned project providing an alternative design. We found Renewables First to be very reliable and all members of the team very helpful throughout the project.
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.
Renewables First has been hired by a renewable energy developer to undertake a series of hydropower feasibility assessments on Forestry Commission Scotland Estate. This included a site on the Allt na Fearna in the Auchteraw Forest near Fort Augustus.
Having long dreamed of a hydro installation on our private burn, we sought high and low for a company who were willing to take on a smaller scale scheme which remained viable. Renewables First happily stepped in to accommodate us, providing a positive feasibility study and secondly going on to carry out and manage all aspects of the scheme.
Renewables First have considerable experience and full project capability, from initial feasibility studies through to system design and installation for Hydro, Wind, PV, Energy Storage Systems, Water and Ground Source Heat Pump Systems.
We also specialise in consultancy for Energy independence / Back-up electricity systems, Net zero energy production, Off-grid / Standalone and Remote power systems
Please contact us about your low carbon energy project today.