West Oxford Community Renewables
West Oxford’s pioneering force in community-owned renewable energy generation
What we do
Community-owned renewables for over a decade, powering West Oxford into a zero carbon future
Hydro-power
Osney Lock Hydro is the first community-owned hydro on the Thames
Solar power
Our solar PV arrays generate more than 100MWh of electricity a year
About us
West Oxford Community Renewables (WOCoRe) installs and manages community-owned renewable-energy schemes across our community. These generate clean, green electricity, and provide a sustainable income stream to support further local environmental activities, delivering a double carbon cut.
Latest news
Featured General News
General News:Solar has a good summer
Our solar assets performed well over the first six months of this financial year owing to the prolonged sunny weather. Overall, we generated 1,907 kWh more from our solar arrays at The King’s Centre, Aldi and Matthew Arnold School than we did in the same period in 2024. This was despite the Science Block re-roofing…