Robert Scott 2022 ESG Report
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09<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL<br />
IMPACT<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT<br />
We are shareholders of the local Saddleworth Community<br />
Hydro Electric scheme in the idyllic setting of Dovestones<br />
reservoir, which generates enough renewable energy to<br />
power 85 homes via the national grid, and an annual saving<br />
of 170 tonnes of CO 2<br />
.<br />
The dam height of 31m allows the use of a cross flow turbine<br />
driven by the continuous supply of compensation water<br />
flowing from the reservoir into Chew Brook to generate up<br />
to 51 kW for the next forty years or so. This is the first high<br />
head system in England to use an existing dam.<br />
We felt so strongly about this project that before work<br />
began, we provided a loan to help fund the project preshare<br />
stage. The project was an innovative way to generate<br />
renewable energy and an alternative to wind turbines,<br />
which aren’t permitted on the moors inside the Peak District<br />
National Park.