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We were delighted to host a visit from the dedicated team of volunteer guides from Westmill Wind farm and Solar Park at the hydro today. It was great to have the opportunity to share our enthusiasm for community owned energy. We have already have almost 200 visitors to the site on our guided tour programme this year,…

After the occasional few hours of operation over the past month, the recent rains have filled the river and the winter generation season has started in earnest. The trash screen team are being kept busy, keeping the hydro free of branches and leaves, to ensure optimal flows.  

We were delighted to welcome almost 200 visitors to the hydro this Sunday when we opened our gates as part of the Oxford Open Doors weekend. During our two hour event 198 people took the opportunity to get on site and see the hydro close to. As well also local residents, we were delighted to welcome visitors…

The new financial year has got off to a flying start, with more than 50,000 kWh being generated in the first six weeks and bringing total generation to the half a million kWh mark. It’s great to see the hydro consistently generating near maximum output for significant periods of time, making the most of the…

Keep your eyes open for Osney Lock Hydro on your telly this autumn. We were delighted to host a film crew making a series looking at the Thames from source to sea. As well as sharing the story of the project, we got the presenter hard at work cleaning the trash screen for us. Watch out…

We were delighted to welcome delegates from the Oxford Climate Change Conference down to the hydro for a tour. The conference brought together towns and cities across the UK and the rest of Europe who are committed to tackling climate change. Its aim was to strengthen our understanding of the issues, our support for each other…

One of the benefits of being part of the maintenance team is getting to see the river in its ever changing moods. This morning was no exception with mist rising of the river on a frosty morning.  If you’d like to get involved, do get in touch or sign up to join our ‘maintenance flash mob’…

Generation was briefly stopped today for our annual maintenance to be undertaken. Whilst Mann Power were hard at work checking over the hydro, we took advantage of the reduced water flows to remove two large logs that had been blocking the trash screen. Huge thanks to Fernando and James from Low Carbon Hub for bringing a…

We were delighted to welcome students from Nantes Lycée Livet to the hydro on 21 December.  The group of 16 students and teachers were our final guided tour of the year, which has seen our volunteer guides share the story of the hydro with over 200 visitors as part of the 20+ free guided tours…

Its been a busy old morning down on the river bank today. First a visit from a film crew from the Business Reporter keen to learn more about Osney Lock Hydro – watch this space for their report. Filming was temporarily halted to cheer on a  world record attempt – a 185 mile charity rowing challenge…

There are a fantastic range of free activities planned this autumn to celebrate 10 years of carbon cutting acting in West Oxford. There’s a food festival, musical events, Hogacre harvest celebrations and tours.  You can see the full programme below and book your free places via the LCWO website. For the past ten years, residents in…

Huge congratulations to the Low Carbon Hub for successfully commissioning the second community-owned hydro on the Thames.  Sited just a few miles down stream from Osney, the 440 MWp scheme comprises of three archimedean screws, and will generate 1.6 GWh clean green electricity every year. Like Osney, the project also incorporates a fish pass, which will…