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:Professor Malcolm McCulloch, 1962–2026
It is with huge sadness that we have to communicate the death of our wonderful colleague, Professor Malcolm McCulloch. Malcolm came to Oxford from Witwatersrand University in South Africa in 1993. He created the Energy and Power Research Group here and did some amazing and highly technical innovation work – he was one whose brain…