Is hydro power on its way to the Thames?

James S Murray
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Software company mulling modern water mill

The upper reaches of the River Thames could soon see their first hydro electric power plant if proposals for a water turbine at a weir in Buckinghamshire are given the go-ahead. The plan is being considered...

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