Old watermills&#8212;Britain's new source of energy?

doi:10.1680/cien.2002.150.4.178

Old watermills—Britain's new source of energy?

Authors: Gerald Müller ¹ ; Klemens Kauppert ²
Source: Proceedings of the ICE - Civil Engineering, Volume 150, Issue 4, 01 November 2002 , pages 178 –186 , ISSN: 0965-089X, E-ISSN: 1751-7672

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Britain's 20 000 disused watermills could be brought back to life as micro-hydrostations generating up to 1000 MW of electricity thanks to a renewed interest in waterwheels, particularly in Germany. Though slightly less efficient than modern low-head turbines, both overshot and undershot waterwheels are much cheaper to build, install and maintain and can operate in a wider range of flow conditions and with a head as little as 0·5 m. Archimedian screws working in reverse have also proved very efficient and durable low-head generators. This paper reviews the latest developments in Germany and the potential for application in the UK.

Keywords: history; hydraulics & hydrodynamics
Document Type: Research Article
DOI: 10.1680/cien.2002.150.4.178
Affiliations: 1: Civil engineering lecturer at Queen's University Belfast; 2: Consultant with Kauppert und Mach Ingenieurpartnerschaft in Karlsruhe, Germany

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Old watermills—Britain's new source of energy?