KNOTTINGLEY HYDROPOWER STATION
BARN ENERGY LIMITED
KEY FACTS
THE GATEWAY TO THE AIRE AND CALDER
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Brotherton Weir at Knottingley is the first significant barrier to salmon, sea trout, eel and lamprey passage from the sea to the Aire and Calder river systems.
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In close collaboration with the Environment Agency and the Canal & River Trust, Barn Energy has built a 500kW hydropower scheme , delivering a significant proportion of local electricity needs directly to the grid, over 11 months a year
Commissioning date: October 2017
Location: River Aire, nr. Knottingley
Turbine: Dual Kaplan Turbines
Maximum output: 500kW
Annual generation: 3,000,000 kWh
Catchment area: 1923 km2
Maximum turbine flow: 34 cumecs
Maximum head: 2.63 m
