'Off grid' homes harness river to power whole village
'Off grid' homes harness river to power whole village From Snowdonia waterfalls to solar panels on police stations, communities are trying to harness their own renewable energy 27 February 2021 • 6:00pm Saskya Huggins (R) and Ruth Finar, who are both Volunteer Directors of the Osney Lock Hydro Credit: John Lawrence When a small community just west of Oxford watched as the Thames destroyed their houses in a dramatic flood, they realised just how powerful the river was. Now, they have harnessed that force and protected their homes by using their little stretch for hydroelectric renewabl...
Source: telegraph.co.uk