Arrochar Community Hydro Society’s AGM will take place on Saturday 5th October, click here to register and vote.…
Arrochar Community Hydro Scheme surpasses 500 MWh milestone
On 31st August 2019, Arrochar Community Hydro Scheme surpassed the 500 MWh milestone!
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Student’s Hopes for Energy Transformation in Japan Receive Boost from Arrochar Community Hydro Scheme!

Daichi Yoshioka, originally from Japan, is a student from the University of Warwick, currently studying ‘Global Sustainable Development’ as an exchange student from the University of Freiburg in Germany. He has a dream to ‘transform [the] Japanese energy system …
Significant Milestone Reached at Arrochar Hydro
Arrochar Community Hydro Scheme surpasses 400 MWh milestone on 26th May 2019!
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NOMINATED FOR A COMMUNITY ENERGY AWARD
Arrochar Community Hydro Society (ACHS) are delighted to be nominated in The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2018 for the Arrochar Community Hydro Scheme. The award nomination is in the Best Community Project Award category.
Duncan MacLachlan, Chair of ACHS says …
MP visits our site
We welcomed Brendan O’Hara MP to our site on Tuesday 25th September 2018. Following his visit Brendan said “Wonderful afternoon visiting the Arrochar Community Hydro scheme. Great to see what can be achieved when a community comes together, with a …
Coming together for the local Community
Coming together for the local community – Arrochar Hydro Official Opening Ceremony – Friday 18th May 2018
Opened by Sir Malcolm Colquhoun, Chairman of Luss Estates Company and attended by Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy
Friday …
Opening Ceremony
Sir Malcolm Rory Colquhoun, Chairman of Luss Estates Company
Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy
12 noon, Friday 18th May 2018
We are delighted to welcome Sir Malcolm Colquhoun, Chairman of Luss Estates Company and Paul Wheelhouse …
Scheme passes an important landmark
Our Scheme passed an important landmark with Electrical Engineers from SSE and contractors completing all the regulatory tests and protection measures for the generating equipment and the network on Friday, with a G59 certificate signed off by both parties.
The …
Visit from local school children
Groups from Arrochar Primary School stopped off during annual PTA forest track walk to be introduced to the Arrochar Community Hydro site access at Tarbet.
Jamie Wallace of Highland Eco Design, the principal design contractor, took a few moments …






