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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:Moth trapping at the hydro

On the evening of 24 April we put out a light trap for moths in the hydro garden. It was quite a chilly evening and the following morning we found just one visitor in the trap – this velvety brown muslin moth. This was a male, dark in colour and nocturnal. The females are white…
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