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Penstocks carrying water to the aluminium smelter at Fort William; Ben Nevis is in the background. The hydro scheme has a catchment area of 303 square miles (780 km 2), [2] including the headwaters of the River Spey, the River Spean and River Treig, and the northern flanks of the Grey Corries and Ben Nevis.
A visitor centre, "The Aluminium Story", tells the story of the creation of the village to serve the aluminium smelting facility. There is a hostel, microlodge facility and campsite close to the river. It has eight microlodges comprising a mixture of two and four berth accommodation. There are toilets, showers and dishwashing facilities.
The aluminium smelter closed in 2000, [2] but the power station continues to export power via the National Grid to the Lochaber smelter in Fort William, via an upgraded 132 kV overhead line. The Blackwater Dam overflowing with excess water. The six steel penstocks and associated thrust blocks just upstream of the power house
The power house and aluminium smelting plant were situated in Kinlochleven, which is adjacent to the sea loch Loch Leven. The power station now produces electricity for the aluminium smelter in Fort William, supplementing the supply from the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme. Surplus energy is sold to the national grid for public supply.
Fort William [a] is a town in the Lochaber region of the Scottish Highlands, located on the eastern shore of Loch Linnhe in the Highland Council of Scotland.. At the 2011 census, Fort William had a population of 15,757, making it the second-largest settlement both in the Highland council area and in the whole of the Scottish Highlands; only the city of Inverness has a larger population.
Beshear said the plant alone would double the size of the current U.S. primary aluminum industry and avoid an estimated 75% of emissions compared to a traditional smelter.
The new smelter would double the size of the current U.S. primary aluminum industry while avoiding an estimated 75% of emissions from a traditional smelter due to its state-of-the-art, energy ...
It was a relatively long line, built for the construction and subsequent maintenance of a 15-mile-long (24-kilometre) tunnel from Loch Treig to a factory near Fort William in Scotland. [1] The tunnel was excavated to carry water for the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme in connection with aluminium production by British Aluminium. The railway came ...