Glenridding Hydro

Operator :
Novera Energy
Address :
Gillside Farm
Penrith
England
NY363173
Capacity :
500 kW
Commissioned :
1991
Details :
Created by a concrete dam beside an abandoned lead mine, is diverted to a turbine house through a 1700m pipeline. The water powers a 500kW turbine. The project generates sufficient electricity to meet the average needs of 300 homes, and by August 1994 had supplied 4,000MWh of electricity to the grid

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SPONSORS:

Infinis Gilkes Hydroplan RWE npower renewables