November electricity produced - (04/12)

November : Monthly summary
Production days 27 Non production days 3
2.5 days shutdown due to brake/sluice and power disconnect issues (10-11/11),
0.5 days shutdown due to electrical disconnects (16/11)

Total electricity produced 24.2 MWh
896.3 kWh average per production day (27), 806.6 kWh average per calendar day (30)
37.4 kW per hour per production day (27), 33.6 kW per hour per calendar day (30)

Maintenance
Daily - ongoing manual and visual system checks, adhoc intake and fish pass clearing and bi-weekly mechanical checks and greasing performed by New Mills volunteers – additional intake clearing was required in November due to the amount of falling leaves
10-11 November – Replacement PCB supplied and tested after brake/power disconnect issues
16 November – tested auto shutdown.

Plans
In December we will be starting our landscaping project and also connecting the engine house to the New Mills Heritage Centre to allow a remote view of what is happening with the screw.

So far (December 4) since the screw started it has produced over 63 MWh of electricity.

Putting pen to paper - (04/12)

After putting all the legal documents to rest (lease, power purchase agreements to name but two...) it was time for Torrs Hydro New Mills (Sean Whewell) and The Co-op Bank (Mark Draper) to put pen to paper to seal the start of what will be a long term relationship between the two organisations.

Not only are the Co-op Group purchasing our electricity they have been heavily involved throughout having partly funded the scheme with grants and with the loan from the Co-op Bank.

Landscaping - (03/12)

Despite the New Mills Arctic conditions the landscaping has now started with initial work designed to transform the banking into an amphitheatre area that can be used during the warmer months (believe me there will be some...) for sitting on and admiring the view of the weir and screw.

All those in favour say 'Aye' - (03/12)

A few more pics from Saturdays packed AGM - with unanimous voting, healthy question and answer sessions (and the odd Powerpoint slide) - not to mention a nice cup of tea and some biscuits !

Brrrrr - (2/12)

Its cold today down by the screw !

AGM - (2/12)

Some pics taken by one of our shareholders during one of the tours of the site after the AGM.

System outage - (01/12)

There was a short outage earlier today caused by the National Grid voltage being outside the threshold we are producing - when this happens the control system automatically disconnects the screw from the Co-op and the grid until the voltages match again and the system is brought up a in a controlled fashion.

The sub zero (-7oC this morning) temperatures being experienced in the Torrs don't have any adverse effect on the screw, but do create some amazing icicles in and around the mesh.