FaughanPurple
Well-known member
COUNCIL TO DEVELOP A HYDRO TURBINE Wed 13th Feb 2008
Omagh District Council has recently taken over from Omagh College as lead partner in a project use the weir on the Camowen River, adjacent to Omagh Leisure Complex, to generate electricity through a hydro turbine. This project will complement the Council’s initiatives to develop ‘green’ energy from renewable sources, including the installation of a biomass boiler at Omagh Leisure Complex. The revenue generated by the electricity from the hydro scheme will be contributed to a sustainability fund, which would become a resource to support other sustainability projects in the district.
Since taking over the project Omagh District Council has initiated a process to appoint consultants to review the project’s development to date, including all technical and environmental aspects of the scheme. As part of this process the Council will wish to ensure that all the appropriate steps have been taken and all statutory measures have been complied with to date.
The Council is very conscious of the importance of the Camowen River as a fishery, and of the concerns of anglers. As part of the full review of the project it is intended to consult with all interested parties, including the Loughs Agency and other fishery interests to provide reassurance and correct any misunderstanding about the project.
This project to develop a hydro turbine on the Camowen River will create a very valuable resource for renewable energy, with many benefits being re-invested to the community and providing a valuable educational resource for Omagh College. The turbine is expected to generate up to 680,000kWh of electricity valued at approximately £75,000, and could reduce carbon emissions by 292 tonnes annually. Not only will the provision of this renewable energy help protect the environment, but it will also contribute to achieving the Council’s target to achieve 12% of its energy consumption from renewable sources by the end of 2008.
The Council has commissioned a feasibility study and a financial appraisal of the project, and is now in the process of appointing the technical team to progress the project. Once the technical assessment has been completed, a recommendation will be brought to Council for approval.
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Stupid stupid people
Hydro Electricity on a migratory river like any of the Foyle system will all but kill off our salmon runs
Read Trout and Salmon this last few months
The Tees Barrage…The River Garry in Scotland…the what and where??? I hear you say exactly!!!! the river is gone theres nothing there but rocks and boulders.
Even the Severn is thinking of putting one in and its being objected too due to the small run of Salmon that needs saving!!
These people are idiots!!!
How can you alter a river and its flow and not expcet to have serious knock on effects to its habitat and livestock.
A mill at Sion kills hundredS every year and its only tiny and its being regulated and checked imagine what this will do to fry smolts and returning Salmon
Have they no bloody sense.
Every river that has put in a hydro plant has suffered serious stock falls in salmon
Its all pounds signs and money to bloody councils isnt it
Wheres the petition I'll sign
STOP HYDRO NOW!!! LEAVE OUR RIVERS ALONE!!!!
The councillors should Take a cut in wages if you want more money for the local council have fund raisers but don’t impose these Hydro Killers on our rivers!!!!!
If you don’t believe me about the Garry try this link and post it on your site for all to see what can and will happen!!!!!
This could be us if we don’t watch our selves
http://www.tdsfb.org/RiverGarryReport.htm
Omagh District Council has recently taken over from Omagh College as lead partner in a project use the weir on the Camowen River, adjacent to Omagh Leisure Complex, to generate electricity through a hydro turbine. This project will complement the Council’s initiatives to develop ‘green’ energy from renewable sources, including the installation of a biomass boiler at Omagh Leisure Complex. The revenue generated by the electricity from the hydro scheme will be contributed to a sustainability fund, which would become a resource to support other sustainability projects in the district.
Since taking over the project Omagh District Council has initiated a process to appoint consultants to review the project’s development to date, including all technical and environmental aspects of the scheme. As part of this process the Council will wish to ensure that all the appropriate steps have been taken and all statutory measures have been complied with to date.
The Council is very conscious of the importance of the Camowen River as a fishery, and of the concerns of anglers. As part of the full review of the project it is intended to consult with all interested parties, including the Loughs Agency and other fishery interests to provide reassurance and correct any misunderstanding about the project.
This project to develop a hydro turbine on the Camowen River will create a very valuable resource for renewable energy, with many benefits being re-invested to the community and providing a valuable educational resource for Omagh College. The turbine is expected to generate up to 680,000kWh of electricity valued at approximately £75,000, and could reduce carbon emissions by 292 tonnes annually. Not only will the provision of this renewable energy help protect the environment, but it will also contribute to achieving the Council’s target to achieve 12% of its energy consumption from renewable sources by the end of 2008.
The Council has commissioned a feasibility study and a financial appraisal of the project, and is now in the process of appointing the technical team to progress the project. Once the technical assessment has been completed, a recommendation will be brought to Council for approval.
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Stupid stupid people
Hydro Electricity on a migratory river like any of the Foyle system will all but kill off our salmon runs
Read Trout and Salmon this last few months
The Tees Barrage…The River Garry in Scotland…the what and where??? I hear you say exactly!!!! the river is gone theres nothing there but rocks and boulders.
Even the Severn is thinking of putting one in and its being objected too due to the small run of Salmon that needs saving!!
These people are idiots!!!
How can you alter a river and its flow and not expcet to have serious knock on effects to its habitat and livestock.
A mill at Sion kills hundredS every year and its only tiny and its being regulated and checked imagine what this will do to fry smolts and returning Salmon
Have they no bloody sense.
Every river that has put in a hydro plant has suffered serious stock falls in salmon
Its all pounds signs and money to bloody councils isnt it
Wheres the petition I'll sign
STOP HYDRO NOW!!! LEAVE OUR RIVERS ALONE!!!!
The councillors should Take a cut in wages if you want more money for the local council have fund raisers but don’t impose these Hydro Killers on our rivers!!!!!
If you don’t believe me about the Garry try this link and post it on your site for all to see what can and will happen!!!!!
This could be us if we don’t watch our selves
http://www.tdsfb.org/RiverGarryReport.htm