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Volunteers and directors have been busy sprucing up the hydro ready for Osney Open Gardens on 15 June.

‘What happens if a fish wants to go down the fish pass?’ ‘Where does this river go?’ ‘Has anyone ever fallen in the fish pass?’ These were some of the questions from an enthusiastic Year 3 class that visited the hydro on 24 May. The 30 pupils from St Andrews’ C of E Primary School in Headington…

Here is a round up of the 2023-24 financial year generation results for our renewable installations. Hydro We closed the year with total hydro generation around 124,000kWh.  This was higher than last year’s total of 105,000kWh, but still well short of our annual target of 180,000kWh. We started the financial year with a Spring of relatively…

The sun dial at Osney Lock hydro is all set for British Summer Time.

West Oxford is experiencing a winter of flooding.

Ever wondered what our directors get up to in their spare time? This weekend saw two of our number out and about on the floodplain on a special treasure hunt. The local floodplain is a haven for different species, and new director Simon had spotted that the mix of tree species at nearby Hogacre Common…

In this video Mairi Brookes, Smart Energy Systems Director at Low Carbon Hub takes you on a tour of our local area - Osney Island, Oxford to show you how the energy system works - and explains some of the changes that are taking place at the grid edge.

122 visited the hydro as part of Oxford Open Doors 2023

Look who we spotted tucked up on her nest in a wild corner of the hydro site hidden in the undergrowth. We’ll be keeping an eye out for ducklings over the next few weeks.

The poppies are in bloom on site, and we are open for visitors most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Pop on by and see the wild flowers, try out our human sundial and catch the hydro in action as we continue to generate with the spring generation season continuing into summer. Local member David Jeffrey popped…

We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of David Hammond, architect of Osney Lock Hydro's beautiful power house and a key driving force of climate action in our community.

It’s been a mixed year for generation for WOCoRe. The very dry summer, followed by periods of heavy rain made for poor generation conditions for hydro. Total generation for April 2022 to March 2023 was 104,901kWh. At 58% of our target of 180,000kWh, this falls towards the bottom end of the possible generation range. As the graph…