Pico Energy

Pico Energy Ltd is a UK based renewable energy business providing services for the implementation of hydro-electric power systems. A number of key facts about Pico Energy Ltd:

We offer a complete implementation service from conception of initial system designs to scheme installation

We have development experience of a wide variety of hydropower system types including Pelton, Turgo, Crossflow, Francis turbines and Waterwheels

We have designed and installed schemes with ‘heads’ ranging from under 2 meters to more than 80 metres

Pico Energy Ltd are the UK partner for German Hydropower specialists HydroWatt and install their excellent waterwheel systems in the UK

We installed the first waterwheel-based hydropower scheme which was eligible for the UK’s Feed-in-Tariff

Pico Energy has installed a hydropower scheme for the Environment Agency in Wales

We have worked with Local Councils to identify sites and install projects which directly off-set electricity costs in public buildings

Specialist software is used for initial scheme designs and estimates of energy capture

We are developing an online service that will be launched in 2012

Monitoring systems are installed which allow scheme operation to be followed using internet enabled devices

The inspiration for our logo came from innovative community hydropower projects on Mount Kenya which have led to the creation of many similar schemes in the region