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Bainbridge Falls
Archimedes Screw power generator on Falls
Bainbridge in Wensleydale, just down the road from famed cheese-making centre Hawes, has got its screw turning and providing heat, light and energy generally from the river Bain to 40 homes. The little power plant was commissioned in May 2011 and the old Greek's simple but brilliant invention is revolving happily away.
Hats off to villagers such as Yvonne Peacock, now a director of River Bain Hydro Ltd, who joined celebrations in the upper dale. She says: "It just shows what can be achieved with hard work and determination. We are a very small village in the heart of the Dales, but we had the vision and commitment to get on and make this hydro scheme work."
Bainbridge Falls
Archimedes Screw power generator on Falls
Bainbridge in Wensleydale, just down the road from famed cheese-making centre Hawes, has got its screw turning and providing heat, light and energy generally from the river Bain to 40 homes. The little power plant was commissioned in May 2011 and the old Greek's simple but brilliant invention is revolving happily away.
Hats off to villagers such as Yvonne Peacock, now a director of River Bain Hydro Ltd, who joined celebrations in the upper dale. She says: "It just shows what can be achieved with hard work and determination. We are a very small village in the heart of the Dales, but we had the vision and commitment to get on and make this hydro scheme work."