Screw for hydro-electric interchange installed

The screw

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A giant screw which will form part of the hydro-electric system that will power Rochdale’s transport interchange has been installed.

Rochdale will become home to the first transport interchange in Europe to run partly on hydro-electric power, thanks to an innovative scheme now underway to harness the power of the River Roch.

The hydro-electric power project is part of ‘Ticket to Kyoto,’ a European initiative to reduce carbon emissions in public transport.

Energy from the river flow will be converted into electricity using a screw-shaped turbine, producing up to a quarter of the electricity needed to power the proposed interchange.

Ahead of the interchange being built, the surplus electricity will be sold to the National Grid.

The screw was fitted yesterday (Monday 28 February 2011). We have a selection of photos from the installation in the photo gallery.