from Jonathan Davies for Mid Derbyshire https://ift.tt/MkwUz89
Dr Ian Jackson met me in Belper to show me how hydroelectricity on the river Derwent could support our net zero goals.
A number of hydroelectric schemes already operate here within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, including at Belper Mills.
The river offers a significant opportunity to generate cheap, renewable power again – just as it did decades ago when water powered the birth of the industrial revolution.