Host a ground mount solar project with low carbon hub
Power up your land with community solar
Low Carbon Hub is looking for new opportunities to develop new community-owned ground mount solar projects in Oxfordshire.
If you have suitable land, or if you already have a project in development at any stage, we’d love to talk to you about how we could work together.
Hosting a community solar array with Low Carbon Hub means you can:
- Strengthen your project by partnering with an experienced and trusted community energy organisation
- Put suitable land to use generating clean, renewable electricity
- Cut carbon emissions and help protect our environment
- Support local communities, as 100% of our surplus goes to our Community Benefit programme supporting community-led projects, energy innovation and energy efficiency work.
If you’d like to discuss your site’s potential, please complete the short form below or email us at info@lowcarbonhub.org or call 01865 246099.
Why partner with Low Carbon Hub?
For over a decade, Low Carbon Hub has delivered renewable energy projects that are locally rooted, socially beneficial, and owned in the interest of the community
Our portfolio includes:
- Ray Valley Solar: the UK’s largest community-owned ground mount solar park. This 19.2 MW solar park generates enough electricity to power over 6,000 homes and save 4,497 tonnes of carbon annually.
- Sandford Hydro: the largest community-owned hydro scheme on the Thames
- Over 50 rooftop solar installations with schools, businesses and community buildings.
By working with us, you’re partnering with an organisation that:
- Has deep expertise in planning, community engagement, and delivering complex renewable projects.
- Puts long-term community and environmental benefit at the heart of your solar project.
- Is committed to long-term, responsible stewardship of renewable infrastructure.
- Reinvests all surplus into accelerating community-led projects and energy innovation.
Ready to explore the potential of your land?
We’re actively seeking new opportunities and would love to hear from you. Fill in this short contact form to register your interest. Or, contact Laura, our Business Development Manager directly at laura.nicolaou@lowcarbonhub.org.
FAQ
Why community solar?
Community-owned solar keeps the value created on your land working for Oxfordshire. Instead of profit going to an outside developer, 100% of our surplus supports local initiatives including energy efficiency programmes for homes, schools and businesses and other community-led projects.
Hosting a community-owned scheme means your land delivers something positive for your community as well as for your business.
Ground mount or rooftop? We need both.
Both ground-mounted and rooftop solar have essential roles to play in building a resilient, low-carbon energy future.
Ground-mount solar:
- Delivers the large-scale renewable generation we need
- Can repurpose low-grade or underutilised land
- Offers opportunities to enhance local biodiversity
- Provides stable, long-term community benefit when developed through community ownership
See our blog post for more on an analysis between the two approaches.
How can I get more involved in community energy?
Community energy relies on people getting involved. You can invest in our Community Energy Fund as an individual or organisation to support community-owned renewable energy projects. The Fund typically targets a 5% return on investment. See here for information on our latest share offers.