A community celebrating a decade since taking control of the land it lives on uses a micro-hydropower plant to generate green electricity for its homes.
The microgeneration device provides electricity to 70 homes of residents of the Knoydart peninsula, who are living in the UK's mot remote mainland community.
In March 1999, when the community bought out the Knoydart Estate, electricity was supplied by burning fossil fuels in generators.
However, in 2002, the community upgraded a disused micro-hydro facility as part of their bid to cut their carbon footprint.
While they have made progress, the residents want to continue reducing their emissions, which could see them switch away from oil heating for their homes.
While we can offer advice on installing micro-hydropower facilities, we recommend that before doing so households or businesses do everything they can to
reduce their energy consumption.
People wanting to set up a micro-hydro plant will have to apply for an abstraction licence from the Environment Agency.
