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The UK Government's Green Homes Grant announcement - what it means for you
This month the UK government’s economic and finance ministry announced that a £2 billion fund providing grants for home energy improvements work would be set up by September 2020, offering homeowners vouchers to undertake retrofit work. There have been limited details of the scheme released, so it’s difficult to know exactly how it will work at this point. […]
Upcoming webinars on the future of energy
Join us to discuss the future of energy, in our series of webinars The world may be focused on the immediate threat of coronavirus, but we feel strongly that it’s as important as ever for us to continue with our work to tackle the climate crisis and create a zero carbon energy system that’s good […]
Low Carbon Hub webinar catch up: Unlocking Project LEO’s Electric Vehicle Flexibility
We’ve been running a series of webinars, discussing the future of energy and our work at the Low Carbon Hub to create an energy system which is good for people and for the planet, in Oxfordshire and beyond. Project LEO (Local Energy Oxfordshire) is developing and testing new energy services and business models from a […]
Low Carbon Hub webinar catch up: People in smart local energy systems
We’ve started a series of webinars, discussing the future of energy and our work at the Low Carbon Hub to create an energy system which is good for people and for the planet, in Oxfordshire and beyond. A lot of attention is paid to the technology in energy systems, especially the newer ‘smart’ technology. But […]
A smart and fair future for Eynsham: Low Carbon Hub grants programme
Each year every Community Member of the Low Carbon Hub is eligible to apply for a large grant of up to £5000, to support carbon-cutting activities, and we are usually able to award 2-3 grants per year. This year one of our grant recipients is GreenTEA (Transition Eynsham Area). They applied for a Low Carbon […]
[CLOSED] Join the Low Carbon Hub team: Cosy Homes Oxfordshire Marketing Executive (contractor role)
Cosy Homes Oxfordshire is a one-stop home retrofit service aiming to improve energy efficiency in our homes to reduce carbon emissions. The programme is now in its second year, with the service fully up and running, so we’re now looking to make improvements to the service and our processes, as well as to develop key […]
Low Carbon Hub webinar catch up: Project LEO’s smart-grid trials in Oxfordshire (so far)
We’ve started a series of webinars, discussing the future of energy and our work at the Low Carbon Hub to create an energy system which is good for people and for the planet, in Oxfordshire and beyond. For our fourth webinar, Dr Scot Wheeler of Oxford University gave an overview of the smart-grid trials which have already […]
The Low Carbon Hub’s Community Coffee Morning – Community Energy Fortnight 2020
How to keep the momentum going on climate change and ensure a green recovery from COVID-19: advice and ideas from low carbon community groups across the UK From the very start of lockdown restrictions in the UK we’ve been impressed and inspired by our Low Carbon Hub CIC Community Groups, who have been adapting to the […]
Low Carbon Hub webinar catch up: The First Year of Project LEO
We’ve started a series of webinars, discussing the future of energy and our work at the Low Carbon Hub to create an energy system which is good for people and for the planet, in Oxfordshire and beyond. For our third webinar, Melanie Bryce gave an overview of the first year of Project Local Energy Oxfordshire […]
We've raised £1.5 million of new investment!
And we’re so grateful for your support We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that yesterday evening (9 June 2020) we met our £1.5 million target for new investment in our Community Energy Fund. A huge thank you to those of you who have invested and put your money to work tackling climate change! This does mean […]
[CLOSED] Join us for a Community Coffee Morning for Community Energy Fortnight 2020
Join us for a Community Coffee Morning on Tuesday 16 June at 11am Date: Tuesday 16 June 2020Time: 11am-12pm We’re holding an online Community Coffee Morning at 11am on Tuesday 16 June for low carbon community groups across the UK – and we’d love to see you there. This event forms part of Community Energy […]
Low Carbon Hub webinar catch up: Energy system transition - a better local solution
We’ve started a series of webinars, discussing the future of energy and our work at the Low Carbon Hub to create an energy system which is good for people and for the planet, in Oxfordshire and beyond. We held our second webinar on Tuesday 2 June, titled: Energy system transition – a better local solution. […]