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🤔 Sheffield Loxley Wisewood Hydro plant: How is this a Green solution?

Is this "green energy" solution actually ruining a historic Sheffield river? In this video, we take a hard, investigative look at the controversial hydro-electricity scheme at Wisewood Mill Dam along the River Loxley. While marketed as a sustainable way to generate clean energy, local environmental observations reveal a completely different reality. From unmaintained structures blocking fish migration to massive corporate debt on the balance sheets, we explore whether this project is genuinely helping the planet or acting as an eco-eyesore that causes silting, low river flows, and potential hillside contamination. We dive into official data submitted to Sheffield City Council and the Environment Agency, check the financial health of Wisewood Hydro Ltd on Companies House, and review the dramatic visual transformations using Google Earth historic imaging. Watch the full breakdown to see if the environmental costs of this hydro plant outweigh the minimal energy it provides to the grid. 📌 What do you think? Is this green progress or eco-vandalism? Leave a comment below, like the video, and subscribe for more Sheffield investigations! Original video in 2024: https://youtu.be/-Im1oAWRnaU?si=htW_59HdrUBL6nY1 Wisewood Hydro Ltd accounts on Companies House: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09692434 🕒 Video Chapters & Timestamps 0:00 – Introduction: The awful drive through the tram gate 0:15 – Passing Loxley Park assisted living 0:27 – Official submissions to Sheffield City Council & Environmental Agencies 0:42 – Wisewood Mill Dam: Destroyed in the Great Sheffield Flood history 0:54 – River Loxley looking low (flow coming from Dam Flask) 1:22 – Wisewood Dam entry: Missing sluice and flow adjustment boards 1:59 – Artificially forcing river flow toward the Hydro plant 2:32 – Hydro plant silting: Can we regulate when it gets removed? 3:04 – The metal contraption & fish slide stopping upstream movement 3:33 – Why is there no proper fish gate for climbing back up? 3:57 – Out of service: How does an inactive plant power 12 homes? 4:08 – The loud reality of the Archimedes screw sound 4:32 – Unauthorised riverbank modifications? Rocks added without permission 4:57 – Landfill excavation risks: Preventing river contamination 5:26 – Companies House breakdown: Wisewood Hydro Ltd's large debt 6:14 – Google Earth time-lapse: Before vs. After the plant construction 6:49 – Final Verdict: Is this green solution worth the environmental eyesore? 🏷️ Search Tags & Keywords #Sheffield #LoxleyValley #RiverLoxley #WisewoodHydro #GreenVandalism #SheffieldNews #EnvironmentAgency #HydroElectric #EcoControversy #SouthYorkshire #CompaniesHouse #RiverConservation Welcome to the channel. I have been vlogging across Sheffield city centre, South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and North East Derbyshire since the July 2020 lockdown. From time to time, I also venture further afield, including trips to London. This channel serves as a living archive celebrating our lovely traditional villages, changing landscapes, and rich local history. But it is also a platform for activism. I am here to tell it exactly like it is—exposing the creeping nanny state, terrible council road planning, tracking-destroying roadworks, and the destruction of our heritage. Love me or hate me, I won't stop highlighting the truth. Subscribe to help document, celebrate, and protect our local communities! £££ You can assist me getting out and about by donating here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/timawells £££