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Wessex Mill Clarks (Wantage) ltd, Wessex Mill, Mill Street, Wantage,
We are very busyWe are very busy
Wessex Mill Clarks (Wantage) ltd, Wessex Mill, Mill Street, Wantage,
Power Generated Chart
Please click Here to see how much energy we have generated this week.
If it is not showing anything it's either because it hasn't rained enough or its rained to much and there is no fall in the water.
If it is not showing anything it's either because it hasn't rained enough or its rained to much and there is no fall in the water.
Turbine House
Out with the old and in with the new. My brother has been working on a project to redevelop our old mill site on the Thames. It has been derelict since it burnt down in 1945.
Part of the project is to introduce some greener ways of generating heat and power. The old mill turbine (right) is to become the new switch control house
Part of the project is to introduce some greener ways of generating heat and power. The old mill turbine (right) is to become the new switch control house
The Screw
To replace the old horizontal turbine, we have bought a hydro screw capable of generating 30 kw of electricity an hour.
The screw will use 3 cubic meters of water per second and will bring automatic level control to the river in Oxford.
My father (leaning against the new screw) can remember the noise of the old turbine when he was a little boy. If it stopped he used to wake up and wonder what was wrong. In those days it used to run 24/7 because of the war.
The screw will use 3 cubic meters of water per second and will bring automatic level control to the river in Oxford.
My father (leaning against the new screw) can remember the noise of the old turbine when he was a little boy. If it stopped he used to wake up and wonder what was wrong. In those days it used to run 24/7 because of the war.
Being lowered in place
The mill race floor before the river is let in
Sound proofing added and running
