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:Bees in the hydro garden
We’ve been spotting a variety of bee species at the hydro this spring. They are feeding on nectar from the flowering shrubs and trees and the plants in the flower border. Here are photos of some of them. Davies’ colletes This is a type of plasterer bee. Like the mining bees the females create a…