The Anonymous Widower

Where The Queen Gets Her Energy

Yesterday’s edition of Countryfile on BBC1, was entitled Royal Special: Windsor.

In the program, they shows how Windsor Castle and the surrounding estate, use an Archimedes screw in the River Thames to generate electricity.

I found this video on the Internet.

There is also this document on the Internet.

It may look crazy, but after reading the document, it would appear to be cost effective.

This Google Map gives aerial view of the weir and the installed screws.

The two screws are installed in two sections of the weir at the right end.

It may look crazy, but after reading the document, it would appear to be cost effective.

• At peak flow the two units generate a total of 320kW/hour.
• There is a six year return on investment.
• The design life is fifteen years..
• The owner of the generators has a forty year lease on the site.

I suspect, we could see more units like this!

May 28, 2018 - Posted by AnonW | World | BBC, Electricity Generation, Energy, Engineering, Queen Elizabeth, Water, Windsor