What Is The Potential For Hydropower In The UK?
By Joseph Hewitt
Renewable energy
Hydropower recruitment
As Net Zero target deadlines approach, hydropower is a vital part of this drive towards renewable energy. Increasingly, hydropower sites and programmes are being established across the UK, utilising power generated from small streams, rivers and dams.
Hydropower is a growing industry, with a fivefold increase in hydropower plants since 2003. Harnessing the power of water, many hydropower plants, particularly those offshore and on the coast, offer a more reliable source of energy that doesn’t tend to be inhibited by weather conditions.
This developing industry needs great talent to accelerate this growth. Our team have decades of combined experience engaging and working with plant operators, engineers and technicians, putting us in a fantastic position to support dynamic renewable energy organisations in this sector.
4th
Hydropower is the 4th largest renewable energy source in the UK
1,500+
Hydropower plants active in the UK
£1.1 billion
Estimated UK hydropower market size in 2025
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