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A large explosion occurred downstream from Osney Lock Hydro yesterday at Gibbs Crescent. The hydro is some way from the site of the blast and our initial inspection has not revealed any damage to the hydro or powerhouse.  Our thoughts are with all those who have been affected by the explosion.

We are delighted to be able to report that we reached our annual generation target of 179,000kWh earlier today. With current river conditions, we anticipate generation will continue over the six weeks to financial year-end, increasing our generation total for the year. If you’d like to keep up-to-date with the latest generation figures, then keep…

We had a great generation first quarter of the financial year (Apr-June) and kept generating until mid-August. We then had a long dry period and did not start generating again until mid-November. September and October were the driest start to Autumn since 1951. We have had a great run over the last few weeks because…

The recent rains mark the start of our winter generation period.  As a result we have just reached the 200,000 kWh generation mark.

Osney Lock Hydro – Harnessing the power of our river We will be giving a talk about the hydro at Low Carbon West Oxford’s next open meeting and do hope you can join us. Weds 12 October, 7.30pm at West Oxford Community Primary School (Canteen) Come and find out how West Oxford has become home to the…

We were delighted to open our doors to visitors as part of the Oxford Open Doors and Community Energy Fortnight events last Sunday.  All the tours were fully booked and it was great to see such enthusiasm for the project, and hear your questions.  

To celebrate Community Energy Fortnight and Oxford Open Doors we will be running guided tours on the afternoon of Sunday 11th September. Tickets are free but booking is essential.  You can book on line here    

It has been an excellent few months for generation at Osney Lock Hydro, with 82,549 kWh electricity generated over the first three months of our financial year, equating to 46% of our annual mid-range target. Because of variability in river flows year on year, our estimated annual output is modelled using several years of flow…

Osney Lock Hydro is the starting point for a for a magical tour around Oxfordshire to explore some of the County’s green energy gems. We’ll be unlocking the mystery behind what happens to our food waste and peeking inside the the first community owned hydro scheme on the Thames. We’ll also explore the UK’s largest…

The last two months have seen excellent generating conditions. By 1st June we had already reached our previous quarter record of 54303kWh.  We are currently still generating, but  expect generation to tail off as we move into the summer and river flow drops.  

The first full year of generation at Osney Lock Hydro has come a close with a total generation of 143,365kWh of green electricity being generated.  The excellent generating conditions in recent weeks have gone some way to compensate for last year’s extremely dry summer, helping us reach 80% of an ‘average year’ forecast. Generation from…

We were delighted to welcome Members and local residents along to our ‘Meet the Team’ event last night.  We really enjoyed answering your questions about the hydro and sharing our latest generation figures and plans. If you weren’t able to join us and have any questions for the team, do contact us via the ‘contact…