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Reaching 40 community groups
We welcome our 40th community group member at Low Carbon Hub! We are really pleased to welcome our newest community group – Sustainable Botley – who are joining our existing 39 community group members from across Oxfordshire, to bring our total membership to 40. Sustainable Botley is a newly formed community group that recognises the […]
Gallery: we are 10 years old!
We celebrate our tenth year in operation this year, and we would like to celebrate with you. Gallery Here you’ll find some photos celebrating some excellent moments over the years, from launching community energy share offers, installing rooftop solar PV on school roofs, to taking part in ground-breaking collaborations such as Project LEO. We couldn’t […]
Local Empowerment Towards a Car-Free Future
Low Carbon Oxford North (LCON) & Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (CoHSAT) awarded a large grant of £5,000 from Low Carbon Hub Community Grant Fund. Low Carbon Hub were pleased to award a third consecutive large grant of £5000 to Low Carbon Oxford North and a consortium of community groups that form the […]
Community Group of the Month: Abingdon Carbon Cutters
Our community group of the month feature is one year old this month and we are celebrating with Abingdon Carbon Cutters as our May 2022 Community Group of the Month. Abingdon Carbon Cutters are a long-standing environmental group that started in 2008 as one of Oxfordshire’s Community Action Groups. They formed during a time of […]
Ray Valley Solar nears completion
Work is fast approaching completion at our first ever ground mount solar park at Ray Valley Solar. Most of the 35,000 solar panels, 1.3 km at the longest point, have been installed on site with an expected completion date of late April. Bringing Ray Valley Solar online will result in a five-fold increase in the […]
Large grants awarded
We are delighted to announce that we have awarded large grants this year to three fantastic community projects: Our Community Grant Fund offers financial support for community energy activities across Oxfordshire. All community members of the Low Carbon CIC can apply for a small or large grant that can be used to fund activities that […]
Community group of the month: Greener Hen
We are delighted to welcome Greener Henley as our April 2022 Community Group of the Month. Greener Henley is a group of committed volunteers from a range of backgrounds that all share the common aim of working together to help build a greener, zero-carbon future for Henley and the surrounding villages. The group started out […]
Save, Shift, Share –three strategies for a more secure energy future
At the launch of the latest Climate Report of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) , the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said “Now it’s time to stop burning our planet and start investing in abundant renewable energy all around us.” The report is a stark reminder of the need to take urgent action […]
Help us improve by filling in our survey - and win a hamper!
Our annual ‘How are we doing?’ survey is now live. Your feedback is vital in making sure we’re doing as much as we can to meet our mission of creating an energy system that’s good for the planet, and for people. We always want to be improving our work, and how we communicate it with […]
British Science Week is here!
British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that will take place between 11-20 March 2022. British Science Week, run by the British Science Association, is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths. The festival features entertaining and engaging events and activities across the UK for people of all […]
Community group of the month: Low Carbon Oxford North
We are delighted to announce that our Community Group of the Month for March 2022 is Low Carbon Oxford North. Low Carbon Oxford North (LCON) were established as a community action group in 2010 with the aim of cutting carbon emissions through local activity. They became a registered charity in 2011 and launched Oxford North […]
Bumper Year for Low Carbon Hub Community Grants Fund
2021-2022 has been a bumper year for Low Carbon Hub’s Community Grants Programme and we’re delighted to announce that we have awarded a total of 14 small grants of £500 each to community groups supporting seven great projects. The grants are made by the Low Carbon Hub IPS Limited as part of its community benefit […]