Invest in the community energy fund
Help to create a clean energy future
You’re invited to invest in our Community Energy Fund – making community energy projects happen in Oxfordshire, and paying you interest in return for your support.
With over £10 million already invested by our growing community, we’ve built 56 renewable projects across Oxfordshire, ranging from solar on school roofs to one of the UK’s largest community-owned solar parks. You can invest from as little as £100 and be part of what comes next.
We’re adding the UK’s first community-owned solar battery to our Ray Valley Solar Park in Oxfordshire. By investing, you can support this project, earn a fair return, and be part of the next phase of clean energy. We are working with ethical investment platform Ethex on this latest share raise.
Please read the Share Offer Document and supporting documents (available below) before investing. Capital is at risk; no returns guaranteed.
Details of investment
Our Community Energy Fund is seeking to raise money to support more renewable energy projects in Oxfordshire. Investment is now open on the Ethex platform.
- Invest from: £100
- Maximum investment: £100,000 (including existing investment)
- Target interest rate: 5%
- Next share deadline: 26 June 2026
I chose to invest in the Low Carbon Hub because I wanted my money to be part of something really constructive, important, local and exciting! It’s lovely to be part of something like this.
Why invest?
This is your opportunity to set your money to work, accelerating the transition to an energy system that’s fossil fuel-free. We need your help to make it happen.
When you invest, you are:
- Helping to fund more renewable energy projects, protecting our environment from harmful fossil fuels.
- Taking practical action on climate change today.
- Supporting projects that tackle wider social and environmental issues, including fuel poverty.
Not only that, 100% of our project surplus is re-invested in local communities and driving even more action on climate change. Find out more about our existing projects and some of the projects supported with community benefit funding.
It’s a combination of experience, knowledge, and idealism that makes Low Carbon Hub so special.
Eleanor,
Investor member
Our progress so far: delivering real impact
For over a decade, the Low Carbon Hub has been turning investment into action – building renewable energy projects, supporting local communities, and proving that community energy works. We have:
- Built the UK’s largest community-owned solar park at Ray Valley Solar generating 20GWh of clean electricity a year, enough to power over 7,000 homes.
- Installed rooftop solar panels on 32 schools and 5 businesses, saving them around £130k in energy bills each year, and reducing their carbon emissions.
- Reinvested over £1million of project surplus to support local communities.
- Given grants to community groups, funding projects from installing simple energy saving measures in people’s homes through to running large sustainability events.
- Pioneered energy reduction programmes for SMEs and households, helping people save energy, money and cut carbon emissions.
A big thank you from all of us to Low Carbon Hub; your funding, support and guidance are all hugely appreciated. It’s fantastic to be working on energy with such friendly and helpful experts!
Jo, Sustainable Wantage
How to invest:
We are currently working with Ethex, a not-for-profit organisation operating an online platform for positive investments. To apply for shares, please go to the Ethex site and register for an account and follow the steps to invest.
Key documents to read:
Our share offer document sets out in detail an invitation to subscribe for shares.
It should be read in conjunction with the following documents:
What you will be supporting next…
We need your help to grow our portfolio of renewable energy projects. Your investment will help us:
- Install the UK’s first community-owned battery storage system at our Ray Valley Solar Park, to maximise the clean energy used at the site and to increase the community benefit funding the site earns. Find out more here.
- Develop new ground mount solar projects.
- Expand our rooftop solar projects for schools and businesses across Oxfordshire.
Have a question?
If you have any questions or would like to speak to someone about the Community Energy Fund, please contact us on members@lowcarbonhub.org or call 01865 246099 and we’ll be happy to help.
If you have a query about the process of applying for shares, please contact Ethex by email at help@ethex.org.uk.
What our investors say
Our investors choose us for lots of different reasons. They want their savings to be put to work for a positive impact, take action to tackle the climate emergency, support local projects, and many more. In the video below, meet some of our existing investors, members of our community groups, a teacher and students from our solar schools on why they joined with the Low Carbon Hub.
Community Shares Standard Mark
Our share offer has been awarded the Community Shares Standard Mark which is awarded to community share offers that meet national standards of good practice.