Objective
The aims and objectives of the project are to fully exploit the natural resource of rainfall in part of the Snowdonia National Park to the mutual benefit of two companies each with differing requirements. The requirements for hydro electricity production (peak lopping) and public water supply (steady flows) will be harmonised and optimised by the novel application of computer control technology to assess data on water availability (from weather stations, reservoirs, water courses and data banks) and then exercise appropriate control by means of a regulating turbo/generator, which will be located in an existing water course and the proposed new pipeline.
In common with the majority of on-shore renewables, there are constraints due to preservation of natural habitats (in particular the preservation of a unique land-locked population of the fish Salvelinus alpinus (arctic char) and amenities in a conservation area.
In complying with EC legislation on water quality, Dwr Cymru-Welsh Water will need to transfer water from their reservoir to a new water treatment plant. Dwr Cymru-Welsh Water's present transfer system is at the end of its useful life and would need completely renewing and extending. National Power NWHG presently makes use of water surplus to the water company's requirements by gravity transfer to lower level reservoirs. No attempt is made to recover the energy available from the transfer.
National Power NWHG proposes to cascade all the outflow from the water company's reservoirs via a new pipeline through its own series of reservoirs to a lower level, where a pipeline belonging to the water company exists which will meet the water company's needs. National Power NWHG will install turbo-generator to control the flow of the diverted water and recover its kinetic energy.
The conflicting requirements for a steady flow rate on the part of Dwr Cymru-Welsh Water, with the need for maximum flow rate at times of peak electricity demand on the part of the National Power NWHG will be harmonised by placing the generator under the control of an innovatory computer based water management system and supporting data collection network.
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LL32 8QE Conway
United Kingdom
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