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Working Day of a Hydro Service Engineer
09/08/2021
Kevin Sutherland is a Senior Field Service Engineer for Gilkes. In the first of our "Day in the Life" series, Kevin takes us through a typical working day of a hydro service engineer.
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Cummins Launch QSK95 Engine
06/08/2021
Cummins launches QSK95 engine for ultra-class mining trucks.
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10 Years of Servicing Scotland’s Small Hydro Fleet
16/04/2021
Over the last 10 Years Gilkes have opened 3 service centres in Scotland to serve the small hydropower fleet.
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Small Hydro Potential in Africa
07/04/2021
"There is a place for small hydropower in Africa, which has much less environmental impact and is much quicker to build.”
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Gilkes move in to Midrange Marine Engine Cooling Market
22/02/2021
New lines of cost competitive pumps focusing on engines between 4L & 19L have provided our initial customers with considerable gains in quality and total cost of ownership.
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Exceptional Supplier Award
11/01/2021
Gilkes is extremely proud to have received an “Exceptional Supplier Award” from Cummins Daventry.
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Gilkes invest in next generation machining capability
20/11/2020
The addition of a 5-axis machine tool strengthens Gilkes current in-house machining capability.
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Masters in Mechanical Engineering
11/11/2020
Gilkes Engineers achieve Masters in Mechanical Engineering
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Making the connection to African hydropower
06/10/2020
Our Head of Sales for Africa, Andy Eaton talks about the sustainable benefits of small hydro as part of the energy solution for Africa and the challenges of securing export finance.
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Fluid Flow Analysis Upgrades
24/09/2020
Gilkes has recently invested in a major upgrade to its fluid flow analysis capability with the installation of a new high performance computing (HPC) cluster for running CFD simulations.
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Powering Kenya
21/09/2020
From small hydro's roots in Kenya to its future for a more reliable, greener and sustainable source of power generation.
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Kinlochleven Annual Maintenance
10/09/2020
Keeping Britain’s oldest major hydropower station generating
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First Class Honour Degrees for 4 Gilkes Engineers
09/07/2020
It is with great pleasure that we celebrate 4 of our engineers achieving a First Class Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Bolton University.
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Sustainable Energy in Zimbabwe
09/07/2020
Since 2011 Gilkes Hydro has been partnering with renewable energy suppliers in Honde Valley to provide sustainable energy in Zimbabwe.
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Ruo-Ndiza Hydro Commissioned in Malawi by Gilkes
12/06/2020
Our hydro engineering team have recently completed commissioning of the Ruo-Ndiza hydroelectric power station in Mulanje, in southern Malawi.
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Supporting the COVID-19 Fight
09/04/2020
20 gensets, powered by Cummins engines, are being installed at the new Nightingale Hospital at the Excel Centre in London to provide 24/7 emergency power.