The Allt Eilidh Hydropower project consists of a 700 kW Pelton turbine operating at approximately 453 l/s mean flow rate at a site with gross head of 130 m. The consented abstraction flow rate is 680 l/s. The hydropower scheme will generate approximately 2,300,000...
Hydropower Projects
Case Study: Hydropower refurbishment at Pale Hall, Wales
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...
100 KW Hydropower scheme at Scottish Forestry Commission site
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 area of the Scottish Highlands. Renewables First’s role extends...
Case Study – Kenningstock Mill Crossflow Turbine on the River Camel, Cornwall
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.
Renewables First celebrates a year of achievements in 2017
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,...
Case Study: Kenningstock Hydropower System with GoFlo Travelling Screen
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
Lady’s Dingle: 45 kW Turgo turbine for Snowdonia site
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 proceed at Allt na Fearna hydro scheme, Scotland
Civil engineering works, including penstock burial, intake screen and hydro turbine house construction for the Allt na Fearna hydropower scheme are well under way.
Afon Maesgwm hydropower scheme on the Brodanw Estate completed
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.
Case Study: West Harris Trust 100 kW hydropower scheme 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.
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Hydropower Projects
Maximising the benefits of hydropower technology using innovative GoFlo travelling screen technology
The Cochwillan hydropower scheme is an exemplar project demonstrating the benefits of combining hydropower with innovative water screening technology.
Radyr Weir hydro award – Best Civil Engineering project in Wales
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.
Renewables First to install hydropower scheme on Forestry Commission Scotland site
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.
Renewables First Principal Contractor for Errwood Hydropower Scheme
Owned by United Utilities, the Errwood hydropower scheme is a Replacement Project in which an old and inefficient 150 kW turbine (actually a pump working in reverse to generate electricity) installed back in the 1980’s, was replaced with a much more efficient purpose-built 100 kW Francis turbine.
Cochwillan hydro power scheme installed by Renewables First
The Cochwillan hydro scheme utilises a large GoFlo self-cleaning screen located on the water intake. GoFlo screens are fully automated and self-cleaning screens, with a rotating mesh that scoops debris out of the water and deposits it in a trough to be flushed downstream of the turbine.
Turgo hydro turbine for Brondanw Estate, Snowdonia
Situated in the mountainous terrain within the Brondanw Estate, the hydro scheme will be located on the Afon Maesgwm and feature a 100 kW Turgo hydro turbine, installed by Renewables First.
Radyr Weir hydropower scheme featured in British Hydropower Association Spotlight publication
Details of the twin Archimedes screw hydropower scheme at Radyr Weir are published in Spotlight by the British Hydropower Association.
Pershore hydro scheme enhancing biodiversity
The site is now settled in, the bankside vegetation is established, and the area of land which has now become an island has become something of a nature refuge.
Shenfield hydro scheme commissioned
The Shenfield hydro scheme, as well as being economically viable, also improves the connectivity of the river, reduces flood risk and generates low-carbon electricity.
Case study: Freemans Reach Hydro Scheme
Renewables First was hired to undertake a full hydro feasibility study for the Freemans Reach hydro scheme, as well as the detailed design of the hydro scheme and fish passes. Renewables First also provided hydro engineering support during construction, as well as commissioning the scheme.
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