Tellisford Mill
Tellisford Mill is a 55 kilowatts (74 hp) installed capacity micro hydro run-of-the-river power station on the site of a former watermill in the village of Tellisford in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The mill lies on the River Frome, 5+1⁄2 miles (9 km) north-east of the town of Frome.
Old Francis turbine at Tellisford Mill
Part of the Mendip Power Group, the mill was restored to power in April 2007 using a German-made 55 kW vertically mounted Kaplan turbine, which is expected to produce on average 270 megawatt-hours (970 GJ) per year. The turbine replaced a 6 kW (8.0 hp) Francis turbine built in 1895.
Tellisford Mill is also home to a photographic studio.
References
- ^ "Tellisford Mill 1066 to 2009" (PDF). Bath University. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ Anthony Battersby & Rachel Feilden (2009). "Tellisford Mill 1066 to 2009: From Corn to Kilowatts" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Tellisford Mill's 55kW hydro plant lights up the community". Centre for Renewable Energy. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Environment Agency Application". The London Gazette. 12 January 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
External links
Media related to Tellisford Mill at Wikimedia Commons
- Gants Mill – a similar installation
- Tellisford Mill at Somerset Rivers