Today, businesses of all sizes face increasing pressure to reduce their environmental impact but also to reduce their energy costs. Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels offer a sustainable and economically viable solution to both these challenges. By installing this renewable technology, businesses can be generating clean energy right on their roofs, reducing their reliance on the…

Mim Saxl, Net Zero Communities Manager at Low Carbon Hub and Sarah Couch of Eynsham community group GreenTEA recently joined Witney Radio’s Grant Grindley to talk about our Community Action Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy (CAPZero).  You can hear the half hour interview, and learn all about our ground-breaking project on WRFM’s website here.

We believe that a transition to a low-carbon energy system should be deeply rooted in communities. Community energy is a people-driven, change-oriented movement. And we must make sure that everyone is included in our transition, leaving no one behind. We measure our progress towards this goal through four primary social impact metrics: Planet, People, Prosperity,…

Join us in Freeland on Saturday 14 September, 1100-1600, at our first CAPZero drop-in event! Join us in Freeland for a warm home energy day. Find out how to reduce your energy bills and make your home more comfortable, greener and cheaper to run. Enter a prize draw to win one of 3 fully-funded home…

Low Carbon Hub is proud to be at the forefront of a collaborative effort to accelerate a low carbon economy in Oxfordshire and we recognise the significance of transforming our energy system to achieve our net-zero goals. We measure our progress towards this goal through four primary social impact metrics: Planet, People, Prosperity, and Perception.…

Minister for Climate, Kerry McCarthy, visited Low Carbon Hub this week in her first ministerial visit, to learn more about community energy and the innovation work we’re doing at the grid edge to drive the transition to Net Zero. Low Carbon Hub welcomed a delegation from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero  including…

Low Carbon Hub is proud to have a network of 46 incredible community groups who do fantastic work to help combat climate change. Many groups organised inspiring events during Great Big Green Week to help their communities take positive steps towards a zero-carbon future. We were delighted to take part in some of the events.

As of 2024 we hit an important milestone at Low Carbon Hub: we’ve reinvested over £1 million of our own income from our renewable energy projects back into the community. In addition, for every £1 of our own funds created, we’ve attracted an additional £13 in grants and contracts to support our communities, drive innovation…

To achieve our net zero goals, we need to prioritise a diverse mix of renewable energy sources to revolutionise our energy landscape.  Key components of this transition include a substantial increase in wind power capacity, both onshore and offshore. Additionally, solar energy will play a pivotal role, in the form on rooftop and large-scale ground…

Low Carbon Hub CEO Barbara Hammond was invited to speak at the recent Environmental Audit Committee on ‘Enabling sustainable electrification of the UK economy’. The discussion delved into issues of connecting new renewables to the grid, planning processes, engaging with communities where renewable energy projects are set to be placed and the value of Local…

Community groups from Low Carbon Hub and CAG Oxfordshire were joined by experts from Oxfordshire County Council Retrofit Team, Cosy Homes Oxfordshire and the Barton Retrofit Cooperative, at this online event held on 20 September.  

Change is afoot at Low Carbon Hub. As many of our supporters know, we have had a somewhat complicated double legal structure. But over the past few months our staff and board, with support from our members, have been working to simplify things. Previously Low Carbon Hub had operated as two separate organisations working in…