High Corn Mill Turbine - Skipton, UK - Hydroelectric Power Stations on Waymarking.com

The mill was originally owned and run by the Baron of Clifford and had a monopoly on the grinding of corn. Even until the the 19th Century, all people from the town of Skipton had to use the mill to grind their corn. link

At one time there were two buildings on the site, but these days only one remains and has been converted into apartments and retail units.

As well as the retail units there is a small room where the wheel and the new power turbine can be seen behind a glass wall. Entrance to this room is free.

Where the water used to drop onto the water wheel it is now fed down a pipe to the turbine.

An information board nearby has the following information.

Turbine Information.

Crossflow turbine

Made by Cink

Weighing 600k

The turbine can use a maximum of
500 litres a second

Generation expected to be 100,000kw a year

Potential to power 20 homes

Power generated will be used on site
and the excess will be exported to
the grid.

Operational: yes Type of power station: Run-of-the-river Type of turbine: Cross-flow Visitor center: yes Date built: 10/01/2009 Generation capacity: 100,000kw a year Operator: Not listed

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