SharenergyJon is a co-founder of the Big Solar Co-op and of Sharenergy Co-operative
The turbine house is finished and the capture ring is in place – this is the interface between the turbine and its housing. The draft tube will be next – this is the outflow of the turbine – we have … Continue reading →
Some great pictures from site showing the sluice gate in place and the precision concrete housings for the turbine – you can clearly see the hole in which it will sit. We are expecting the first parts of the turbine … Continue reading →
A story covering the delays with some good pictures of the installation in progress is here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-22101702
A lot of work has been going on at Tetstill – perhaps not spectacular but necessary work to prepare the wheel pit for the turbine enclosure. Some redesign of the enclosure itself has been necessary to make sure the generator … Continue reading →
Installation work continues at a good pace, despite inevitable delays caused by the near-constant floods for the last few months, now alternating with periods of low temperatures which mean concrete work cannot be carried out. The cofferdam upstream and downstream … Continue reading →
Though it is hard to believe, we have just reached the end of our first whole year of solar electricity generation. We have made great progress. Our prediction was to produce 42,000 kWh per annum. As of 10-12-12 I can … Continue reading →
After completing work on the tailrace and a break to allow completion of the salmon run, we are now working on the sluice area – removing silt from the floods and preparing to excavate the turbine tailrace and prepare the … Continue reading →
We just heard from our friends at Sheffield Renewables who are raising shares towards the Jordan Dam Hydropower scheme on the River Don in Sheffield. Their share offer is at 42% and…
We have now finished the work widening and strengthening the tailrace, which will be taking a greater flow than it does now. Work on site will stop for a while, until mid-December. This is so that we do not impede … Continue reading →
We’ve now made realtime data from our solar array available online here. The eagle eyed will notice that we have already gone over the 42,000 kWh predicted in our share offer document – must be because we’ve had such a sunny year! … Continue reading →