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Introducing the DVCE Congleton Hydro project

Welcome To Havannah Weir Hydro Scheme   BOOK A SITE VISIT volunteer Welcome to the Dane Valley Community Energy project. It is a community-funded micro-hydro installation developed since 2015 by volunteers to provide renewable electrical energy. The River Dane...

Site history

Site History   Havannah Village – One Site, Many Uses Newsletter volunteer The area surrounding Havannah Lane and the bridge over the river Dane has seen many uses over the centuries. Today the Dane Valley Community Energy project shares the space with...

Local Ecology

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River Dane

River Dane    Newsletter volunteer In the beginningThe source of the river Dane is high on the Pennines at Axe Edge Moor, some 26km upstream from this point. At 550m above sea level, the moor receives over 1500mm of rain per year. Rainwater is held like a sponge...

Generator

Generator   Newsletter volunteer Thanks for visiting the Hydro information panels.   Our site is adjacent to an old weir and sluice Extensive civil engineering works were needed in very difficult conditions The screw and channel were imported from Landustrie...