South Somerset Hydropower Group
The South Somerset Hydropower Group (SSHG) is a group of 10 owners of former
The South Somerset Hydropower Project was begun in 2001 and the first turbine, at
carbon dioxide emissions.[1]
The SSHG estimates that there are about 40,000 mill sites that might be suitable for micro-hydropower in the United Kingdom.[1] It has been calculated that harnessing the power from all the streams and rivers in the UK could generate 10,000[6] GWh per year, enough to supply 3% of national generating capacity.
See also
- Category:Community electricity generation in the United Kingdom
- Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
- Energy policy of the United Kingdom
- Energy conservation
- Renewable energy
References
- ^ Ashden Awards, accessed 2007-06-11
- ^ Department of Communities and Local Government, accessed 2007-06-11
- ISBN 1-904882-01-3, published June 2005, accessed 2007-06-11
- ^ Case Study - Gants Mill Archived 2007-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, British Hydropower Association, published 2004, accessed (sic) 2007-06-11
- ^ Day Tour of Five Hydropower Installations, South Somerset Hydropower Group, published 2007, accessed 2007-06-11
- ^ "Centre for Sustainable Energy -". www.cse.org.uk. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007.
External links
- Gant's Mill (Mill's own site)
- Clapton Mill (Mill's own site)
- Hydro Generation - Micro-hydro System Supplier
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