KIRKTHORPE HYDROPOWER STATION
BARN ENERGY LIMITED
KEY FACTS
THE LARGEST WEIR IN YORKSHIRE
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The project is being developed on land owned by Wakefield Council and abstracting water from the Canal & River Trust’s Aire & Calder Navigation
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It will comprise a 500kW axial turbine which will protect fish and eels by a massive custom-designed inlet screen
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It will take over a year to build, employing over 80 man years in that period
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When commissioned in late 2016 will:
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deliver up to 500kW of capacity, expected to generate around 2,300,000 units (kWh) per annum
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enough electricity to take around 800 average UK homes off the grid almost in perpetuity
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Commissioning date: November 2016
Location: River Calder, nr. Wakefield
Turbine: Single Kaplan Turbine
Maximum output: 500kW
Annual generation: 2.4 million kWh
Catchment area: 880 km2
Maximum turbine flow: 20 cumecs
Maximum head: 3.79 m
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