Barbel Society Lancashire Meeting Wedns 23rd

**admin** · #1 (**permalink**) 27-01-2012, 15:57

Saddleworth Hydro Dovestone Reservoir.

Saddleworth will be England’s first ‘high head’ community-owned hydro, using head from the 90ft dam at the Dove Stone reservoir. A 51kW turbine will be installed generating 170,000kWh/year electricity, enough to power 45 homes.

Not much info on this apart from its going to be installed on the outlet.
Please take some photos and video if your visiting.

**admin** · #2 (**permalink**) 06-02-2012, 12:23

SADDLEWORTH HYDRO OPEN DAY
on
SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY 11AM – 4PM
at
SADDLEWORTH SAILING CLUB, DOVE STONE
RESERVOIR, OL3 7NE

Come along and find out more about the Saddleworth community hydro scheme. Exhibition boards and video footage will demonstrate how the technology works and show existing successful community-owned hydro schemes. Directors will be on hand to show you exactly where the hydro will be situated and how it will work.

Saddleworth Community Hydro Ltd offers individuals, local businesses and social investors the chance to become members of a high head hydro electricity scheme. A prospectus can be downloaded at www.h2ope.co.uk

Shares cost £1 with a minimum investment of £250 and a maximum of £20K. Surplus monies will be used to fund local environmental and educational projects. Becoming a share-holding member is a unique way to demonstrate your commitment to a local, sustainable, environmental project.

RSVP to Tony Bywater on 01457 875423 or email bill.edwards1@btinternet.com

All welcome! Refreshments will be provided.

**JayZS** · #3 (**permalink**) 06-02-2012, 12:53

Now that is a scheme that seems rather more logical and better founded. It is not within the river channel, and as such cannot have any major ecological impact. It might even be financially worthwhile. Shame it will get the feed in tariff and cost us all money though.

**admin** · #4 (**permalink**) 06-02-2012, 14:04

Yes the only place these hydros can keep running 24/7