Cotswold Canals Trust: Dudbridge Locks Hydro Project completed

Display panel at Dudbridge Bridge

"Please do pass on our thanks to the Trustees for
the two grants associated with this project.
We feel proud of the outcome and hope that
the Summerfield Charitable Trust will feel the same having made such an important, and in the case of the first grant, early contribution to the funding package."
- Ken Burgin, Chief Executive
Cotswold Canals Trust

The Summerfield Trust awarded a grant of £45,000 in 2011, payable over two years, for a joint project between The Cotswold Canals Trust and the Stroud Valleys Canal Company . 

The aim of the project is to use spare water flowing down the canal to generate income to help support the future maintenance of the restored canal.

 In a typical year, the hydro scheme is expected to generate an income of £20,000 through the generation of over 100 Megawatt hours of electricity. 

The installation is expected to last many decades and a small team of volunteers has been formed to perform regular maintenance tasks.

Read more about the project in the report submitted to the Summerfield Trust in October 2013, or visit their website using the link below.  READ MORE

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Cotswold Canals Trust