Boatslide Hydro Power Station - River Great Ouse, Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK
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Dragontree
N 52° 08.014 W 000° 27.352
30U E 674121 N 5778947
Along the river in Bedford town is a hydroelectric power station generating power using an archimedes screw system.
Waymark Code: WMKHTY
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/18/2014
Views: 3
The station is situated in the old, unused boatslide. The Victorian age slide used to provide a route between the upper and lower river systems.
The power station generates power along The Embankment and Mill Meadows.
Bedford Borough Council describes the station in full and displays photos of the building of the station: visit link
Operational: yes
Type of power station: Run-of-the-river
Type of turbine: Other/Unknown
Operator: Bedford Borough Council
Visitor center: no
Date built: 06/18/2012
Generation capacity: 179,400 kWh June 2012 to Jan 2014
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