Change: are now contacting design and construction firms to work with to produce design drawings, construction methodology and obtain all permissions from the EA. We are also looking at all potential funding sources including thea local share issue. Please register your interest in investing on our Registration page.More   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 362)

Change:  (8 Sep 08) and the Goring Gap News (Sept 08 and Oct 08).The preferred technology is the Archimedes Spiral as they allow fish and eels to pass through without harm, are low maintenance, relatively easy to install, visually entrancing and audibly relaxing. (see thread below). One   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 294)

Change: aubiblyaudibly relaxing. (see thread below). One has been installed on the River Dart, which is the UK's third operational Archimedes Spiral in operation. A picture of the Archimedes Spiral that is used in the River Dart Country Park Hydro-electric Plant is shown below. The SpiralSpirals   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 234)

Change: lock-keeper's house. Click to see a video of the Spiral in operationThree more of these turbines will become operational in the UK over the course of this year.Further technical information about the operation of these type of schemes has been produced by the British Hydropower Association.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 226)

Change:  (26 Apr 07) and the latest news in the Reading Evening Post (9 Jan 08).It is possible that an Archimedes Spiral might be used on the weir, but that is still being studied (see thread below). That type of facility has   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 200)

Change: three with a generator in a small building near the lock-keeper's house. Click to see a video of the Spiral in operation Three more of these turbines will become operational in the UK over the course of this year.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 185)

Change: Read the background story in the Oxford Mail story.It is possible that an Archimedes Spiral might be used on the weir, but that is still being studied. That type of facility has been installed on the River Dart, which is the UK's third operational   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 153)

Change: the UK's third operational Archimedes Spiral in operation. The Spiral on our weir would be less than half this length because the weir head is less, but the diameter of ours will be twice as much to generate the power we want. We won't have a   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 146)

Change: GSSG is examining the feasibility of installing hydro-electric generation on the weir adjacent to the Thames Lock.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 18)

Change: Created by NigelW Nov 17 2007, 12:22 PM EST for: no reason given