Please Note: This website is out of date. The Steward Community Woodland sustainable living project ended
in 2018 for legal and planning permission reasons. The contents have been left here as a historical archive.
Our micro hydro system at Steward Wood
We have experimented with various micro hydro systems at the woods from using completely free reclaimed parts to testing an off the shelf ready built unit
Writeups of our systems will be available soon:
- Our first system made from recycled parts (Some information on this system is available on our old website)
- The second system with some reclaimed parts and a bronze cast pelton wheel
- Our current system - an off the shelf unit
The three systems compared:
| System | Estimated cost (£) | Water used (l/s) | Power produced (watts) | Cost per watt (£/watts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First (reclaimed) | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Second (pelton wheel) | 300 | 1.5 | 150 | 2.00 |
| Current (off-shelf) | 450 | 2 | 250 | 1.80 |