Torrs Hydro New Mills

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Torrs Hydro on the BBC


A nicely written piece on the BBC web site publicising the great work being done by Torrs Hydro and the Co-op


Posted by Whewell at 23:29

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Electricity produced since commissioning on 4 September 2008 :

  • Electricity produced upto 8 Oct : 868,734 kWh
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  • September : 0 kWh
  • August : 683 kWh
  • July : 0 kWh
  • June : 5377 kWh
  • May : 8924 kWh
  • April : 11513 kWh
  • March : 9698 kWh
  • February : 29252 kWh
  • January : 35137 kWh
  • 2013 : 93328 kWh
  • 2012 : 236252 kWh
  • 2011 : 82138 kWh
  • 2010 : 129604 kWh
  • 2009 : 136866 kWh
  • 2008 : 90212 kWh

Nice stuff we have done :

  • Total donations to the Community - £700
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  • Jan 13 - Donation of £100 to New Mills School solar project
  • Dec 12 - Donation of £100 to New Mills volunteer centre
  • Feb 12 - Donation of £100 to New Mills School art department
  • Feb 12 - Donation of £100 to New Mills Community Orchard
  • Feb 12 - Donation of £100 to Spring Bank Arts
  • Feb 12 - Donation of £100 to New Mills volunteer centre
  • Feb 12 - Donation of £100 to New Mills Heritage Centre
  • Mar 10 - Primary School planting scheme
  • Mar 09 - New picnic bench at Torrs Hydro
  • Feb 09 - Landscaping Torrs Hydro
  • Jan 09 - Created a wood sculpture in the Torrs Riverside Park
  • Dec 08 - Put Christmas tree up on the Torrs Hydro site
  • Nov 08 - Provided copies of the Archaelogical study of Torr Mill to the library, Heritage Centre, Town Hall and local schools
  • Oct 08 - Worked with the EA to produce a report on the confluence of the Rivers Sett and Goyt - available at New Mills Library, Heritage Centre and Town Hall
  • Sept 08 - Worked with the Town Council to resurface the road near Torrs Hydro towards the Rock Tavern

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  • Everyones talking about climate change
  • Transition Buxton
  • New Mills Festival
  • New Mills One World Festival
  • New Mills Town Council
  • Torrs Hydro New Mills
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  • 9 September - National Trust Wales
  • 12 February - Open Day - Torrs Hydro
  • 12 February - Matthew Rhodes - Encraft
  • 28 October - Greg Barker - Climate Minister
  • 5 March - Environment Agency
  • 11 February - Sheffield University
  • 6 November - National Trust
  • 27 October - Georg Lubega - Environment Agency
  • 27 October - Joanne Hickman - Environment Agency
  • 30 September - Dr Abigail Hathway - Sheffield University
  • 30 August - Marsden and Slaithwaite transition towns
  • 18 May - Settle team
  • 20 April - GMPTE
  • 20 April - Water Power Enterprises
  • 20 April - Brighouse
  • 13 March - Patrick Grange Co-op Director
  • 7 March - Whalley Bridge ramblers
  • 14 February - Stockport School
  • 28 January - Arkwright Mill
  • 28 January - Crag Vale
  • 28 January - Bradford Rowing Club
  • 28 January - Water Power Enterprises
  • 24 January - Kevin Nash - Environment Agency
  • 23 January - Photographer - Stockport Express
  • 23 January - Photographer - Manchester Evening News
  • 23 January - Olly Southgate - Environment Agency
  • 21 January - Simon O'Rourke - Tree carving
  • 20 January - Radius UK
  • 14 January - Shell Ramblers
  • 14 January - Radius UK
  • 11 January - Congleton Ramblers
  • 9 January - Chris Towns - MSC student
  • 29 December - Visitors from Wolverhampton
  • 27 December - Visitors from Settle
  • 17 December - Craven District Council
  • 17 December - Radius UK
  • 16 December - Radius UK
  • 15 December - Doug Brown - Radius UK
  • 12 December - Nobby Towse - Simon Carves
  • 10 December - Chris Elliot - WRE
  • 4 December - Steve Hoon - MMU
  • 4 December - Mr Quinn +Year 9 - New Mills School
  • 1 December - Sean Wintrip - Construction Projects
  • 1 December - Tim Saunders - Community Renewables Development Groundwork East
  • 30 November - Jessie Marcham +15 - 'Everyones Talking' about climate change
  • 29 November - Shareholders - Torrs Hydro New Mills
  • 29 December - Jeff Lawton/Mark Gadd - New Mills Town Partnership
  • 27 November - Glossop Ramblers Association
  • 27 November - Mr Quinn +Year 9 - New Mills School
  • 20 November - Doug Brown - Radius UK
  • 19 November - Jeff Lawton - New Mills Town Partnership
  • 19 November - Sean Wintrip - Construction Projects
  • 19 November - Stephen Lewis - New Mills Town Council
  • 15 November - Transition Buxton Group
  • 14 November - Jeff Lawton - New Mills Town Partnership
  • 14 November - John Ross and Charlotte Draycott - GMPTE
  • 12 November - Bamford Mill group
  • 12 November - Dave Mann - Mann Power Consulting
  • 12 November - Stuart Moore - Mann Power Consulting
  • 11 November - Sheffield Hydro Group
  • 5 November - Simon - S&S Trees
  • 28 October - Dave Mann - Mann Power Consulting
  • 28 October - 2 x visitors from Bordeaux - Mann Power Consulting
  • 28 October - Kevin Nash - Environment Agency
  • 27 October - Simon - S&S Trees
  • 17 October - Sean Wintrip - Construction Projects
  • 17 October - Steve Lewis - New Mills Town Council
  • 16 October - Yvette Elliot - Western Renewable Energy
  • 16 October - Chris Elliot - Western Renewable Energy
  • 16 October - Dave Mann - Mann Power Consulting
  • 16 October - Helen Walker - Water Power Enterprises
  • 10 October - Mark Draper - Co op Bank
  • 9 October - Mr Quinn +Y9 group - New Mills School
  • 8 October - Steve Lomas - LSP
  • 7 October - Sean Wintrip - Construction Projects
  • 2 October - Mr Quinn +Y9 group - New Mills School