Our Renewable Projects

Our sister company, TLS Hydro, is a leading independent operator of small hydropower in Britain with over 10 years experience in the market. We have an in house engineering and maintenance team dedicated to the development and operation of our sites.
We are passionate about hydropower and invest in it for the following reasons:

• Low environmental impact
• Low running costs
• Long project lifetimes
• High capacity factors with dependable yields

We are actively looking to expand our hydro portfolio as well as investing in other renewable technologies. Our flexible and hands on approach means that we can often make projects viable where other developers have failed.
If you have, or know of, a potential hydropower or other renewable development, please get in touch by emailing here.
Please click on the links below for more information on our existing sites and those in development.

To see where our sites are in the UK, click here to download a map showing all current stations.

Operational	In Development
Aberdulais Balgonie Cleghorn Nenthead Stormontfield Roshven	Greenholme Diabaig

Aberdulais TLS Hydro took over the hydro operations at Aberdulais Falls in 2006 after the turbine had fallen into disrepair. TLS Hydro refurbished the equipment and connected the tourist centre to the turbine to allow the site to run off renewable electricity. TLS Hydro also operates and maintains the 10m diameter water wheel which generates up to 18kW and is a star attraction for the thousands of visitors the falls receive each year.

Balgonie Balgonie is situated in the centre of Fife. The Balgonie power station was originally constructed to provide electricity to a nearby colliery. Over the years it fell into disrepair until 1999 when it was bought by TLS Hydro Ltd and fully restored to its current working condition. The station is a 650kW hydro power station with two turbines and is capable of providing enough green electricity for around 700 homes.

Cleghorn Cleghorn is situated between Edinburgh and Glasgow and the site has been in use as a hydro electricity generating station since 1880. The power it has produced has been used not only by local homes and farms but over the years but has also been used by a nearby hosiery factory, an electric tramway and during WW2 by a blanket factory. TLS Hydro Ltd has paid particular attention to the surrounding environment in the redevelopment. The new scheme has been built on the original turbine house to ensure it is in keeping with how the site has looked over the years. The station has one turbine and can produce enough power for 275 homes.

Nenthead The Nenthead Mines scheme is situated on the site of the Nenthead Mines heritage Centre near Alston in Cumbria. Miners over the years excavated ancient water courses and used the flow to drive water wheels and turbines. This in turn powered the mines operations. The renovation work involved restoration and de-silting of the original water courses but no new ones were required. There are two reservoirs at the site so water can be stored and used to meet peak demand. The site can service around 400 homes.

Stormontfield Stormontfield is situated in Perthshire on the bank of the River Tay. Originally used to provide water power for the nearby bleaching and cotton spinning mills but eventually fell into disrepair. TLS Hydro Ltd bought the site in 2002 and have renovated where necessary to restore the plant to full working condition. Consideration has been given to the local environment through the use of salmon and smolt screens and the provision of a fish pass. With one turbine it produces 650,000kWh of renewable electricity; enough to power 200 homes.

Roshven Roshven is one of our newest developments. It is a run of river, high head scheme situated in West Lochaber, Scotland. TLS Hydro acquired the site after planning permission had been obtained and went on to obtain the other required consents. We then carried out the detailed design and managed the build using local contractors. The site was commissioned in Winter 2008. The project is owned by Irene Power Company - a joint venture between TLS Hydro and the landowner. The photo shows the pipeline being laid.

Greenholme Greenholme Hydro, situated in a goit fed by the river Wharfe, will be TLS Hydro’s lowest head hydro and construction is due to commence in 2009/2010. The site will bring back into operation the existing leat and sluice infrastructure and will produce up to 300kW of renewable generation.

Diabaig Diabaig is a high head scheme using the storage capacity of a natural loch in Western Ross, Scotland. TLS Hydro Ltd has carried out the initial design work and is currently preparing to submit the applications for obtaining all consents. The scheme, rated at approximately 700 kW, will provide power directly to a new distillery adjacent to the project. The scheme is a joint venture between TLS Hydro and the landowner. The photo shows the loch from which water will be drawn.