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November 2014
- New Powerspout diary blog online (Wednesday, November 12 2014)
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October 2014
- New hydropower system installed (Wednesday, October 29 2014)
- Saddleworth Community Hydro update (Friday, October 10 2014)
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January 2014
- New EA guidelines for hydropower - January 2014 (Tuesday, January 7 2014)
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October 2013
- New hydropower licence application charges - consultation from EA (Monday, October 7 2013)
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June 2013
- Guildford hydro (Friday, June 14 2013)
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April 2013
- National Trust hydro scheme (Tuesday, April 30 2013)
- Hydropower developments - new turbines (Wednesday, April 24 2013)
- Progress on another site near Hebden (Tuesday, April 16 2013)
- Another small high head microhydro site near Hebden (Thursday, April 4 2013)
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March 2013
- English Heritage shortlisted hydropower scheme (Friday, March 1 2013)
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February 2013
- Hydropower permitting difficulties - Guardian article (Thursday, February 14 2013)
- Update on crossflow hydro system in Colne Valley (Thursday, February 7 2013)
- Micro hydro blogs, micro hydro scoop.it site and general round up (Tuesday, February 5 2013)
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January 2013
- New hydropower flow abstraction consultation from the EA (Monday, January 21 2013)
- BHA newsletter (Tuesday, January 15 2013)
- Newly installed high head turgo system near Hebden Bridge (Friday, January 11 2013)
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December 2012
- Bridge Mill - December 5th 2012 (Friday, December 7 2012)
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November 2012
- A high head site near Hebden (Tuesday, November 20 2012)
- Bridge Mill update (Tuesday, November 20 2012)
- Morden Hall - hydropower launch (Monday, November 12 2012)
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October 2012
- EA hydropower good practice guidelines consultation (Wednesday, October 17 2012)
- Micro Hydro Association blog (Wednesday, October 17 2012)
- Gilkes opens second service centre in Scotland (Wednesday, October 17 2012)
- LLES - Llanidloes Energy Solutions meeting 16th October 2012 (Wednesday, October 10 2012)
- Bridge Mill - ongoing work (Tuesday, October 2 2012)
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September 2012
- Spectator article/podcast and British Hydropower Association response (Monday, September 10 2012)
- Sheffield Renewables share offer launch (Wednesday, September 5 2012)
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August 2012
- w/e 2nd September 2012 - progress at Bridge Mill (Wednesday, August 29 2012)
- Works starts on Bridge Mill hydro in Hebden Bridge (Thursday, August 16 2012)
- Whalley Community Hydro (Thursday, August 16 2012)
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July 2012
- SEPA consulatation on integrated framework env. reg. (Monday, July 30 2012)
- New hydropower system at Morden Hall Park (Monday, July 23 2012)
- DECC's response to consultation on comprehensive review 2b (Friday, July 20 2012)
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June 2012
- CO2Sense invests £300,000 in north Wales hydro scheme (Friday, June 29 2012)
- Another consultation from the EA (Friday, June 22 2012)
- EA consultation - Standard Rules for the Environmental Permitting Regulations (Friday, June 15 2012)
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May 2012
- Great examples of a high head hydropower system in the UK (Tuesday, May 15 2012)
- Connecting hydropower; G83/1-1 Northern Powergrids (Wednesday, May 2 2012)
- Electronic load controllers for hydro (Tuesday, May 1 2012)
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March 2012
- Saddleworth Community Hydro (Monday, March 19 2012)
- Hydropower - a planning guide (Tuesday, March 13 2012)
- Main river map - EA flood defence information (Monday, March 5 2012)
- Fala hydroelectric power plant - virtual tour (Friday, March 2 2012)
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February 2012
- Total number of hydropower installations receiving FITs in UK (Thursday, February 23 2012)
- Hydropower in Yorkshire - 2 lesser known examples (Tuesday, February 21 2012)
- DECC consultation on hydropower feed in tariffs (Thursday, February 9 2012)
- Hydropower design and access and general planning docs (Tuesday, February 7 2012)
- Interesting youtube channel from LoCO2 energy (Wednesday, February 1 2012)
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January 2012
- British Hydropower Association response to Angling Trust hydropower position paper (Friday, January 20 2012)
- Twitter, Dead Sea Power Project and other things (Friday, January 6 2012)
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December 2011
- DECC redtape consultation and hydro planning resources (Friday, December 23 2011)
- River Kennet runs dry (Monday, December 19 2011)
- Gilkes in the North West Evening Mail (Friday, December 16 2011)
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November 2011
- Rochdale hydro scheme underway (Monday, November 28 2011)
- Sheffield Renewables on Energyshare and Angling Trust hydro report (Friday, November 18 2011)
- New consultation from the EA on permitting charges (Monday, November 14 2011)
- Talybont on Usk reaches 1GWh generation mark (Friday, November 11 2011)
- New MCS 001 - new standards and consultation (Tuesday, November 8 2011)
- Community renewable energy round up (Friday, November 4 2011)
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October 2011
- A revolutionary new turbine technology for hydropower plants is one step closer to its first commercial deployment (Thursday, October 27 2011)
- FITs, ROCs and cuts. Mapledurham hydropower - launched today. (Wednesday, October 26 2011)
- Low Wood hydropower scheme and ethical investing (Monday, October 24 2011)
- Sheffield Renewables share offer, Pershore scheme and new Berkeley Earth project data (Friday, October 21 2011)
- Some recent/current archimedes screw installations (Thursday, October 13 2011)
- Development of hydro power converters for low head differences, University of Southampton, 7th November 2011 (Thursday, October 6 2011)
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September 2011
- Concerns over the WFD and hydropower impacts (Friday, September 30 2011)
- Hydropower events coming up - Omagh and Bakewell (Friday, September 16 2011)
- Views sought on hydropower scheme on Dartmoor (Tuesday, September 13 2011)
- Hydropower for Windsor Castle (Friday, September 9 2011)
- Barclays Bank launches £100million renewable energy fund for farmers - includes hydropower (Monday, September 5 2011)
- Whitby Esk Energy - 50kW hydropower - share issue launched (Monday, September 5 2011)
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August 2011
- Pumped storage hydro power (Friday, August 12 2011)
- update on FITs for microhydro (50kW or less) (Thursday, August 11 2011)
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July 2011
- Consultation on the review of EA Hydropower Good Practice Guidelines (Monday, July 4 2011)
- 400kW Archimedes screws planned for River Leven (Friday, July 1 2011)
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June 2011
- Hydropower generation in the context of the EU WFD (Friday, June 24 2011)
- DECC renewables study published - hydropower forecasts to 2030 (Thursday, June 23 2011)
- Changes to the MCS and FIT requirements for hydro (Wednesday, June 22 2011)
- Hydropower project in Afghanistan (Friday, June 17 2011)
- South Somerset Hydro Group concerned by MCS scheme (Monday, June 13 2011)
- Weekly update - Upper Don weir survey for Penistone Friends of the Earth and general news (Thursday, June 9 2011)
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May 2011
- All energy 2011 conference (Friday, May 27 2011)
- Renewable Energy Foundation study shows small hydro performs best (Monday, May 23 2011)
- Updated grid connection standards available (Tuesday, May 17 2011)
- Greenholme Mill Hydro - 329kW Kaplan Turbine, Burley in Wharfedale (Friday, May 13 2011)
- Omagh archimedes screw project (Tuesday, May 10 2011)
- Fish migration day- 14th May 2011 (Tuesday, May 10 2011)
- Whalley Community Hydro on Energyshare (Monday, May 9 2011)
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April 2011
- Survey of the implementation of the UK feed in tariff (Friday, April 15 2011)
- Hydropower news and developments - wind power and pumped hydro storage (Friday, April 15 2011)
- Devon Wildlife Trust unveil turbine at Cricklepit Mill (Friday, April 8 2011)
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March 2011
- The virtual power plant - or combined power plant (Tuesday, March 29 2011)
- Micro hydro from sewage outflow (Tuesday, March 29 2011)
- National Geographic - hydropower in Scotland (Tuesday, March 29 2011)
- New FiT hydro rates for 2011 (Friday, March 25 2011)
- Round up of (large) hydropower news from Europe (Friday, March 4 2011)
- DECC and Greenpeace - 2050 targets (Thursday, March 3 2011)
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February 2011
- Hydropower news round up (Friday, February 25 2011)
- Conference on the key ecological issues in hydropower development (Thursday, February 10 2011)
- Early review of feed in tariff announced (Tuesday, February 8 2011)
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January 2011
- Latest DECC quarterly stats released (Monday, January 31 2011)
- Hydro power planning application documents (Wednesday, January 26 2011)
- First release of the MCS product hydro standards launched (Monday, January 24 2011)
- Waterwheels and the MCS - soon to be approved (Monday, January 10 2011)
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December 2010
- More on the efficiency of water wheels (Wednesday, December 22 2010)
- Hydropower development news (Tuesday, December 14 2010)
- Hydropower workshops in the Peak District 14th and 15th Dec. (Thursday, December 2 2010)
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November 2010
- MCS accreditation picking up pace (Wednesday, November 24 2010)
- River flow data available online from CEH (Wednesday, November 24 2010)
- The new Ofgem feed in tariff newsletter - issue 1! (Tuesday, November 23 2010)
- DECC information on feed in tariffs and grants (Tuesday, November 9 2010)
- EA guidelines for hydropower pre-application form WR315 (Tuesday, November 2 2010)
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October 2010
- More hydro studies (Friday, October 29 2010)
- More information from DECC released today (Thursday, October 28 2010)
- Greg Barker visits New Mills, calls for more hydro. (Thursday, October 28 2010)
- New low head hydropower design (Wednesday, October 27 2010)
- Lobby your MP about the MCS standards for hydro (Friday, October 22 2010)
- Greg Barker responds to the Micro Hydro Association (Thursday, October 14 2010)
- DECC stats on FiT (Wednesday, October 13 2010)
- Feed in tariffs - the story continues... (Tuesday, October 12 2010)
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September 2010
- Continuing confusion with the microgeneration certifcation scheme (Friday, September 24 2010)
- Settle Hydro - live web cams and output figures (Friday, September 10 2010)
- CPRE hydro event - Thursday 9th September at the ATC in Hebden (Friday, September 3 2010)
- hydro event - Slaithwaite, 15th September 2010. (Thursday, September 2 2010)
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August 2010
- Case study - 4.6kW archmidean screw at Dandridge's Mill (Friday, August 27 2010)
- FITs and grants - State Aid rules and regulations (Tuesday, August 17 2010)
- The latest hydropower news - UK and global (Friday, August 13 2010)
- micro Pelton wheel (Wednesday, August 11 2010)
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July 2010
- The Green Valleys project and Heron Corn Mill (Friday, July 16 2010)
- Microgeneration strategy consultation (Monday, July 12 2010)
- Howsham Mill - archimedes screw (Tuesday, July 6 2010)
- Microgeneration certification scheme hydro standards - products and installers (Monday, July 5 2010)
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June 2010
- Peak District hydro users group (Tuesday, June 15 2010)
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May 2010
- New hydro display at the Alternative Technology Centre (Wednesday, May 26 2010)
- Waterwheels - back in fashion? (Monday, May 17 2010)
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April 2010
- H2OPE launches 2 new community hydro schemes - with share offers (Friday, April 16 2010)
- Friends of the Peak District micro hydro report published. (Friday, April 16 2010)
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March 2010
- New feed in tariff - statutory instrument number 678 (Monday, March 29 2010)
- Environment Agency Hydropower permitting review (Monday, March 29 2010)
- Environment Agency hydropower study published (Monday, March 8 2010)
- Microgeneration certification scheme - hydropower (Monday, March 1 2010)
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February 2010
- More on the new feed in tariffs (Tuesday, February 9 2010)
- Just in - Feb 1st 2010 Feed in tariff prices from DECC confirmed! (Monday, February 1 2010)
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January 2010
- New how-to hydro guide and heritage information added to site (Tuesday, January 26 2010)
- Low Flows - flow duration curves (Wednesday, January 20 2010)
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December 2009
- We have licensed flow estimation software! (Wednesday, December 16 2009)
- Interview with BBC radio Leeds (Wednesday, December 2 2009)
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November 2009
- Micro hydro feed in tariffs (Friday, November 20 2009)
- Settle Hydro study day (Thursday, November 12 2009)
- Feed in Tariffs (Wednesday, November 4 2009)
- preparing for launch event at Gibson Mill (Sunday, November 1 2009)
- Measuring flow rates (Sunday, November 1 2009)