Windsor Castle's electricity is to be supplied by hydro-electric turbines on the River Thames, as the Royal family continues to go green.
Windsor Castle electricty to be supplied by River Thames turbines
Windsor Castle's electricity is to be supplied by hydro-electric turbines on
the River Thames, as the Royal family continues to go green.
The electricty of Windsor Castle will now come from turbines on the Thames Photo: ALAMY
10:57AM BST 26 Aug 2011
The castle will be supplied by Southeast Power Engineering Ltd who will lift
two huge turbines into place by crane at Romney Weir on the nearby river
late next month.
In 2009 plans to "power" the castle by renewable energy were halted
but now Royal advisers think the time is right embrace renewable energy.
The 40-tonne Archimedes Screw turbines will be ready to operate from November,
said SEPEL director David Dechambeau who added that he was "over the
moon" to have the Queen as a customer.
The company is working in partnership with the Environment Agency, which is
leasing the weir.
A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said: "I can confirm that the royal
household now has an agreement in place to purchase the energy generated by
the hydro scheme, implemented by SEPEL."
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