Mini-hydro scheme generate electricity for National Grid

Thursday, 13 October 2011 13:00PM

by Martin Ellis: martin.ellis@uswitch.com

Mini-hydro scheme generate electricity for National Grid

Scottish Water has converted an old treatment works into a mini-hydro scheme, which is producing renewable energy for the national Grid.

Touch water treatment works has been installed with a 52kw turbine in a scheme with the potential to generate 300MWh a year or the equivalent of 50 homes worth of power.

Several water treatment sites across Scotland, which had been producing drinking water for 100 years, were put out of service last year.

More than 200 of these could be used to produce renewable energy in a similar way to Touch water treatment works.

Scotland contributes 85% of the UK’s hydro energy and is leading the way in many areas of renewable energy technology.

Richard Allan, Scottish Water Horizons Managing Director, said: “We are making best use of Scottish Water assets to contribute to a greener Scotland. While each site generates only a modest amount of power they all add up.”

Mini-hydro scheme generate electricity for National Grid

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