Gerlan Hydro Ltd., part of the DHPL Group, operates two hydroelectric generating stations in North Wales:
The sites were designed, installed and commissioned by DHPL, which also provides proactive and reactive servicing for these systems.
Each installation is fed by a dedicated Coanda intake and pipeline, although the turbines benefit from a shared generating room. All of the energy generated is sold into the local electricity network.
The turbines are controlled by bespoke DHPL control panels. These provide on-site touch-screen control as well as remote access facilities; allowing the systems to be effectively monitored and controlled from our base in Derbyshire.
The controllers are also linked to DHPL’s Logging Website, which harvests control data at 10-minute intervals. This produces a detailed database to support optimisation, fault diagnosis and early-warnings, and regulatory compliance.
