events
Joule Centre Conference, 3rd April 2008
Small Hydro Power Schemes in the North West of England: Overcoming the Barriers
- Key-Note Speech
Tony Dean - Environment Agency
Hydro Power and the environment - George Aggidis - Lancaster University Renewable Energy Group
Introduction: Small Hydro Power - The Opportunities
- Tracey Haxton - Wallingford Hydro Solutions
Assessing Low Head Hydro Resource Availability
- Dieter Krompholz - Andritz VA TECH Hydro
Compact Hydro Low Head Hydro Turbines
- New Mills Hydro
A Low Head Hydro Case Study
- David Mann - Mann Power Consulting Ltd
The Archimedean Screw
- Rachel Hodges - TNEI Ltd
Grid connection for small Hydro Schemes - barriers and opportunities
- Prof Bob Rothschild - Lancaster University
Cost benefit analysis
- Audrey Steele - Heron Corn Mill
The Developer’s View: A Case Study
- Steve Welsh - Water Power Enterprises
Financing a Small Scale Hydro Scheme
- Richard Leafe - Lake District National Park Authority
Planning Authority Guidelines
- Bob Parkins - RG Parkins
Planning a small Hydro Scheme in a National Park: A Case Study
- Prof Gordon Walker - Lancaster University
Towards a Sustainable Energy Economy
- Dr David Howard - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Water Ecology
- Dr John Aldrick - Environment Agency
Environment Agency Guidelines for Hydro Power Schemes
- George Aggidis - Lancaster University
Renewable Energy Group
Round up and Closing Remarks
Joule Centre North West Hydro Resource Model Field Day
Thursday 21st June 2007
07.45 Meet bus outside LEC building, Lancaster University
08.00 Depart Lancaster University for Heron Corn Mill
08.45 Arrive Heron Corn Mill, Beetham, Cumbria
Introduction (Phil Leigh, Joule Hydro Project, LU)
Demonstration of Hanna water quality probe (Andrew Crowe, CSWM, LU)
Overview of hydro power scheme for Corn Mill (Bob Parkins, R.G.Parkins Ltd.)
10.00 Depart Heron Corn Mill for Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd
(A small number of cars will accompany the coach for the remainder of the day)
11.00 Arrive Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd
Site visit and hydro turbine museum visit (Alan Davies and colleagues)
Manufacturers of hydro turbines since 1853
11.10 Depart Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd
11.30 Arrive of New Sedgwick Gunpowder Works
Historic context (Jamie Lund, NT)
Ancient hydro power site for producing gunpowder
12.45 Depart to Sizergh Castle for Lunch
Lunch Sizergh Castle
National Trust collaboration (Gareth Thomas, NT)
13.45 Depart Sizergh Castle to Staveley Mill Yard, near Kendal
14.00 Arrive Staveley Mill Yard, near Kendal
Staveley Mill hydro (David Brockbank & colleagues)
Siphonic hydro (Martin Widden, Engineering Department, LU)
18 kW Gilkes Turbine
14.30 Depart Staveley Mill Yard to Backbarrow, Newby Bridge
15.15 Arrive Backbarrow, Newby Bridge
Description of working hydro site (Oliver Barrett, Backbarrow Hydro)
EA perspective (Cameron Durie & colleagues)
320 kW hydropower scheme (3 turbines), partially installed by Interhydro (Kendal), RG Parkins Ltd.
16.00 Depart Backbarrow for Lowood Gunpowder Works
16.10 Arrive Lowood Gunpowder Works
315 kW hydropower scheme (1 x Gilkes Frances Turbine) installed 1953 (to be updated in near future).
Description of working hydro site (Oliver Barrett, Backbarrow Hydro)
Closing remarks (George Aggidis, LU & David Howard, CEH)
16.45 Depart Lowood Gunpowder Works for Heron Corn Mill
17.15 Arrive Heron Corn Mill car park
17.20 Depart Heron Corn Mill for Lancaster University, via Lancaster
17.45 Arrive Lancaster Bus Station (connection for train station)
18.00 Arrive LEC building, Lancaster University
The event was attended by the representatives from Lancaster University, Joule Centre, Environment Agency, British Hydro, United Utilities, National Trust, Groundwork Trust, UCLAN, Liverpool John Moores University, New Mills Hydro, Heron Corn Mill, Clean Energy Solutions Ltd, Ellergreen Energy, Team Energy, Backbarrow Hydro, TNIE, R.G. Parkins Ltd and Sundog Energy.