National Trust has switched on a hydro turbine at Hafod y Porth in Swondonia, Wales, that could provide a model for developing renewables in areas prone to extreme weather.
The scheme is part of the £3.5m pilot phase of the charity's Renewable Energy Investment Programme was and pre-fabricated off site then transferred and assembled on location.
The scheme has a capacity of just under 100kW and cost £550,000 with an anticipated payback of around six years.
National Trust environmental practices advisor Keith Jones said, 2We do get a lot of unpredictable wet weather in Snowdonia. This can be great when the hydro is in, but it's not ideal for construction. A couple of flash floods can wash away days of hard work.
"By pre-fabricating components off site, we're removing a lot of these risks, reducing our carbon footprint and driving down our overall costs."
The REI Programme was launched last year in conjunction with renewable electricity supplier Good Energy. All output from the Hadod y Porth project will be sold to Good Energy.
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