About Renewables First
Latest Company news
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Renewables First celebrates a year of achievements in 2017
2017 was another productive year for Renewables First, as they played a key role in a number of high-profile hydropower schemes throughout the United Kingdom. Our sister company, GoFlo Screens ( www.gofloscreens.co.uk ), has also gone from strength to strength, designing and installing its self-cleaning / travelling water intake screens for hydropower and utility sites […]
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Case Study: Kenningstock Hydropower System with GoFlo Travelling Screen
Kenningstock Mill scheme is located at Camelford in Cornwall. The hydropower component comprises a 25 kW Crossflow turbine, with a calculated annual generation of 107,454 kWh per year, enough to power the equivalent of 25 UK homes and displacing 53,727 Kg/CO2 per year
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Recent Awards
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Radyr Weir hydro award – Best Civil Engineering project in Wales
The design team from Renewables First that worked on the Radyr Weir hydro scheme were proud to learn that the project was to be awarded the 2017 George Gibby Award for the Best Civil Engineering Project in Wales, awarded by the Institution of Civil Engineers Wales Cymru.
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Kenningstock Hydro – GoFlo Screen “Highly Commended” at 2017 Energy Efficiency Awards
GoFlo Screens was recently a “Highly Commended” Small Scale Project Of The Year at the Energy Efficiency & Healthy Homes Regional Awards 2017. The award relates to the design, supply and installation of its travelling water intake screen at the Kenningstock Mill 25 KW hydropower scheme.
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