Comments on: Romney Weir is turning the screw on CO2 https://ecoevolution.ie/romney-weir-turning-the-screw-on-co2/ highly professional engineering company specialising in renewable energy solutions Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:08:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Frank https://ecoevolution.ie/romney-weir-turning-the-screw-on-co2/#comment-27 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:08:22 +0000 http://ecoevolution.ie/blog/?p=1296#comment-27 In reply to R.K.Biswas.

There are numerous schemes operating across UK with excellent financial returns.
Here is an interesting study comparing the Archimedean Screw to the Kaplan turbine:

http://www.ecoevolution.ie/pdfs/FEY%20comparison%20study%20Archimedes%20vs%20Kaplan.pdf

]]> By: R.K.Biswas https://ecoevolution.ie/romney-weir-turning-the-screw-on-co2/#comment-26 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:28:52 +0000 http://ecoevolution.ie/blog/?p=1296#comment-26 The system is undoubtedly excellent but the capital cost is unnecessarily too high. Hence is not commercially potential.

]]> By: Hydropower in the UK: untapped potential? « Environmental Engineering https://ecoevolution.ie/romney-weir-turning-the-screw-on-co2/#comment-25 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:30:51 +0000 http://ecoevolution.ie/blog/?p=1296#comment-25 […] Recently, the largest single screw was installed at Shane’s Castle in Northern Ireland. The screw was designed and supplied by Mann Power, who are about to install two Archimedean Screw hydro turbines, rated at 150kW each, at Romney Weir on the River Thames. For more information on this installation (and for some fantastic images!) visit the Eco Evolution blog. […]

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