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  2. Hydroelectricity in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The UK Government's National Renewable Energy Action Plan of July 2010 envisaged between 40 and 50 MW of new hydropower schemes being installed annually up to 2020. The most recent feedback for new hydro schemes is for 2009, and only about 15 MW of new hydropower was installed during that year. [2]

  3. Kielder Water - Wikipedia

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    Kielder Water is also the site of England's largest hydroelectric plant. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 26 May 1982 and is owned by Northumbrian Water . In December 2005, RWE Npower Renewables bought the rights to operate the plant and sell the electricity generated by it, with a contract lasting until 2025.

  4. Timeline of the UK electricity supply industry - Wikipedia

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    The UK's first large scale use of the 'unit boiler' with reheat at Dunston B power station, with a boiler dedicated to a turbo-alternator set. [5] 1952 The ±100 kV DC submarine cable link between UK and France was commissioned, designed to transfer 160 MW in either direction between Dungeness and Boulogne (30 miles). It was decommissioned in 1982.

  5. Hydropower - Wikipedia

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    Hydropower (from Ancient Greek ὑδρο-, "water"), also known as water power or water energy, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by converting the gravitational potential or kinetic energy of a water source to produce power. [1] Hydropower is a method of sustainable energy ...

  6. Hydroelectricity - Wikipedia

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    The low greenhouse gas impact of hydroelectricity is found especially in ... the UK. [65] [66] Norway is 98% hydropower, ... to the relevant hydro power page, when ...

  7. Renewable energy in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In 2004, it provided 129.3 GWh (up 690% from 1990 levels), and was the UK's leading renewable energy source, representing 39.4% of all renewable energy produced (including hydro). [51] The UK has committed to a target of 10.3% of renewable energy in transport to comply with the Renewable Energy Directive of the European Union but has not yet ...

  8. List of British innovations and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Engineers during World War Two test a model of a Halifax bomber in a wind tunnel, an invention that dates back to 1871.. The following is a list and timeline of innovations as well as inventions and discoveries that involved British people or the United Kingdom including the predecessor states before the Treaty of Union in 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland.

  9. List of power stations in England - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of current and former electricity-generating power stations in England. ... Diesel engine & hydro 2.57 1905 c. 1970 yes also hydro station