The Whitby Esk Energy – Ruswarp Hydro
a community-owned 50kW Archimedes screw hydroelectric turbine on the River Esk at Ruswarp, near Whitby, North Yorkshire
The scheme is run by volunteers through Esk Energy (Yorkshire) Limited, a registered society. Our main aim is to reduce the carbon footprint of the Esk Valley through generating renewable electricity. Learn – Share – Educate
Visits from University of Hull students
Over the last few years we have hosted tours for MSc Renewable Energy students from the University of Hull.
We’ve had great feedback from the visits including the following from one of the lecturers:
“I’m writing to thank you for all the support that you and the other volunteers have given over the last 3.5 years. It’s been hugely appreciated, and a lot of students have benefited. They usually start the day looking forward to visiting a hydro plant, and finish the day enthused about community energy!”
New record generation in a calendar year
Save the date for our AGM 2023
We will be holding our AGM online again this year on Wednesday 13th September, starting at 7:30pm.
The formal notice of the AGM and papers will be sent to shareholders nearer the time.
Following the short AGM we will hear from Kate Gilmartin, CEO of the British Hydro Association (BHA) about the work of BHA and the future of hydro.
If you are not a shareholder but are interested in attending to find out more about our community hydro then get in touch.
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