Protecting the environment by promoting the use of hydropower

WELCOME to the website of the British Hydropower Association.  The BHA promotes the hydropower industry in the UK and abroad and aims to increase the awareness of its quality and scope in the wider world. Hydropower is one of the most reliable, predictable and least environmentally intrusive of all renewable energies.  The BHA strives to ensure that its potential is realised.

The hydropower sector in the United Kingdom is going through an exciting phase.  Government policy to limit carbon emissions has given us the opportunity to develop hydropower projects which previously would have been unviable.  Businesses, communities and individuals are now involved and are playing their part in in the fight against climate change.  In turn this has stimulated interest in the manufacturing and service sectors.  There is also a massive overseas market to be addressed. This will only get bigger as the importance of hydropower as a tried and tested renewable energy technology is realised.

The BHA is the only UK trade association which solely addresses the demands of the growing hydropower sector.  The expertise we can call upon is the best and most experienced that is available. 

We hope that you find our website interesting and useful and please consider joining the BHA to share in the exciting progress of an “old” new industry. 

David Williams, BHA CEO

Latest News and Events

• BHA Event Update

  • BHA Annual Conference 2010 - 13th & 14th October 2010, Glasgow
  • BHA Annual General Meeting - 13th October 2010, Glasgow
  • A UK exhibition pavilion at Hydro 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal

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• Department of Energy & Climate Change announces its Feed-in Tariff structure

  The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published the finalised version of the Feed-in Tariff scheme for Renewable Electricity Generation, showing strengthened tariffs for hydro technologies

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• Scottish survey of jobs for new hydro

  A new report was published on 21 January 2010 showing the potential employment from a revised total Scottish hydro potential of 1024MW.

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