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.
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General News:Latest moth-trapping results
Our plan to record moths at the hydro site over the summer ran into problems when the light sensor unit on the moth trap failed. That’s now been fixed and we set up the trap on the evening of 17 August. We recorded ten moths the following morning, from seven species. Some of these were…