Callander Community Hydro Ltd
A project devised to make positive use of one of Callander’s natural resources - rain.
This water is used to generate energy, which is sold to an electricity supplier for use within the National Grid.
The available income from the scheme is allocated every three months to support activities within the community. This money is available to support projects to benefit Callander through the Community Hydro Fund.
The Hydro Scheme is situated in Stank Glen on Forestry Commission land.
Water is diverted from Stank Burn into an intake, flowed down a buried pipeline into a turbine house, used to generate electricity… and then returned to the stream lower down.
There are no dams or reservoirs, so the pipe is hidden when the land is replanted.
The catchment area for the water if 4.23 square kilometres.
Technical details:
Turbine: GILKES Horizontal Twin Jet Pelton 450kW
Penstock: 800m
Head: 150 metres
Energy generation: 1,3Gwh/year
Income: £280k from 2015 (before financing and operating costs)
Partners and support:
Callander Community Hydro Ltd Directors:
Frank Park, Paul Prescott, Robert Allen, Keith Wright, Toby Kliskey
Project management: Susan Clark, Great Glen Consulting
Technical consultant/advisors: Greencat Renewables
Planning application consultants: MNV Consulting
Main contractor: Highland Waterworks
Turbine manufacturer: Gilkes
Quantity surveyor: Brownriggs
Legal advisor: bto
Financial advisors: French Duncan
Insurance advisors: Bruce Stevenson
Media coverage:
26/09/2014 - Daily Record
Callander hydro scheme goes live
10/11/2104 - Business Green
Has the time come for community renewable energy projects to enter the mainstream?
10/11/2014 - Daily Record
Callander hydro power project is praised at official launch
11/12/2014 - Hydro World
Small hydro project begins operating in Scotland
