HYDRO-power generation wins council support and a £300,000 loan

Cash is secured for new hydro energy station on the river Avon

Renewable energy station uses a ‘run-of-river’ scheme made up of two Archimedean screws at Pershore weir on river Avon has been licensed by Environment Agency

 

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A HYDRO-power generator has won council support and a £300,000 loan backed by the taxpayer.

Proposals to build the renewable energy station at Pershore weir on the river Avon have been circulating for some time, and the Environment Agency has granted a licence to landowner Charles Hudson to make the project happen.

Wychavon District Council’s executive board agreed to recommend a loan supporting the project.

The loan would be charged to the project at 10 per cent a year, with a life of 10 years.

However, the interest payments are set to be paid out of feed-in tariffs, which are paid by the Government for generation of surplus energy.

The project is estimated to cost £1 million and would generate power for more than 200 homes.

Once finished, the business case is to sell the electricity commercially, rather than to National Grid, and one potential customer could be Wychavon Leisure Centre, which could use about 90 per cent of the power generated.

Power would be created by a ‘run-of-river’ scheme made up of two Archimedes screws located on the east bank. The design includes a ‘fish pass’ for canoeists and kayakers.

The council’s officers also suggested the area could accommodate a much larger water leisure facility, or use funding available through the Olympic games to set up Pershore as “a vibrant water sport centre”.

Councillor Paul Middlebrough said: “It’s a fantastic idea and we’re keen to move forward, which is why we want to provide this loan of £300,000.

“It’s a commercial opportunity, and Mr Hudson is also putting his money into the project.”

 

HYDRO-power generation wins council support and a £300,000 loan

 

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