Kirkthorpe

Work is underway on a new 500kW hydro project on the River Calder at Kirkthorpe in West Yorkshire, UK, with the project expected online later this year. The £5.3m hydropower scheme is Yorkshire's largest-ever low head hydroelectric project. It is being ...

A new low-head hydropower project on the River Calder near Wakefield is expected to generate 500 kW of energy when it is completed later this year. The US$7.6 million plant is being developed by Barn Energy subsidiary Kirkthorpe Hydropower Ltd. and ...

Work on the 500kW Kirkthorpe hydro project in Yorkshire (pictured) has kicked-off after developer Barn Energy secured the green light from local planners. The £5.3m run of river project on the River Calder is expected to be completed later this year on ...

“By ensuring that more renewable energy is available we can help protect the local environment and provide reliable, clean energy for future generations.” The Kirkthorpe scheme is being built on land owned by Wakefield Council and it will take water ...

CAMERON — Services for Ferrell Kirk Thorpe, 89, of Houston will be 11 a.m. Friday at Spring Branch Presbyterian Church in Houston. Another service will be noon Saturday in Liberty Community Cemetery near Cameron. Mrs. Thorpe died Saturday, Jan. 23.

A man was rescued from the top of a shipping container after heavy rain caused flooding. Firefighters were called to Half Moon Lane in Kirkthorpe on Saturday. Crews from Wakefield, Rothwell, Leeds and Normanton used a water sled to rescue the man who ...