UK watermills undergoing a renaissance thanks to appeal of green energy . The water is pumped from the River Thames and then flows through turbines at the site before being released into the sea via an underwater pipeline. `` Watermills will probably only ever supply two or three per cent of the nation 's need , '' says Shingler . British Government hopes to compete with Germany on green energy production .
UK watermills undergoing a renaissance thanks to appeal of green energy . The water is pumped from the River Thames and then flows through turbines at the site before being released into the sea via an underwater pipeline. British Government hopes to compete with Germany on green energy production .