The Hydro Mechanics

Science Skills Academy have created a video all about the History of Hydro in Highland AND Hydro Ness features!

The History of Hydro in Highlands

Check out these fun facts about Hydro Ness...

• Carbon savings of 142,000kg per annum

• Generating 50% of the electrical demand of the Inverness Leisure Centre

• STEM learning hub

• Did you know the Hydro Ness steel shell is made up of 395 panels…and only 2 of them are identical…can you spot the matching pair?

• The formation level of the area underneath the floor of the public viewing gallery was approximately 6.0 mAOD but as there was a channel already existing not all of this had to be excavated

• The formation level at the downstream level was approximately 4.0 mAOD but as the ground sloped naturally down to the river not all of this had to be excavated

• Water flows though at a maximum flow of 9M3 per second, whereas the average flow in the river is 300M3 per second

• The design head is 1.7m

• The building can be lit up at night in any colour possible as the three primary colours are mixed to form a colour

• Over 1000 fish were transferred at the beginning of the project from the lade

• Each screw is 3,050mm diameter

• The total length of the screw is 7.5m

• The screws turn approximately 20 time per minute

• The angle of the screws is 22 degrees

• The screws are made from mild steel with protective coating

• The screws weigh 6820kgs

• 9.0 cubic meters of water flows through the Hydro – 3 per second at maximum flow