Osney Lock Hydro is a micro hydroelectric scheme in

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, England. It is located on the

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, using the head of water provided by the weir at

Osney Lock Osney Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxford Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the Univers ...

. It can generate of electricity with its archimedes screw turbine. Between 2015 and 2020 the scheme generated an average of a year of electricity, which is enough to power around 60 homes. The scheme is owned and operated by Osney Lock Hydro, an industrial and provident society for the benefit of the community. The idea for the project was first raised in 2002, with construction work starting in the summer of 2013, and the first electricity was generated in May 2015.

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Osney Lock Hydro web site
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