Shortly after winning the 2022 British Steel Design Awards late last year, the new hydrodynamic screw operated on the River Ness was also announced as the winner of the prestigious National Construction Award. Previously, the system had already won the Scottish Highlands & Islands Energy Award as 2022’s best onshore-renewable project. Housed in a conspicuous, stainless steel covered building, a modern hydrodynamic screw is spinning busily to make full use of the River Ness’ hydropower potential. The 92kW machine provides about 550,000kWh in a normal year, thereby achieving an annual CO2 reduction to the tune of 140,000kg. The power generated is supplied next door to the Inverness Leisure Centre, a popular sports and wellness facility, which happens to be one of the region’s major energy consumers. There are already plans to present Project Hydro Ness more fully to the city’s many visitors. Video displays and explanatory signposts are already in the works. With about 280,000 visitors a year, the northern Scottish city of Inverness ranks fourth among the UK’s most visited cities.