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Inspiring the Next Generation on Community Energy
Creating information materials to engage young people on climate action and community energy. Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust (WeSET) received a grant of £1,500 from Low Carbon Hub’s Community Grant Fund to help engage young people in renewable energy and climate action. The challenge With increasing events and school visits, the WeSET education officer needed engaging, […]
Low Carbon Hub Community Grants Fund 2024 - 2025
It takes commitment, creativity, and hard work to run a thriving community group, but it’s inspiring and rewarding to witness the breadth of exciting events and programmes created by our community groups to reduce the effects of climate change. Low Carbon Hub’s vibrant community groups are at the heart of our work, and we are […]
Community Energy – Challenges and Solutions Event
Community groups are taking the lead by putting people at the heart of their vision for a just energy transition, exploring options to develop community scale energy projects that benefit everyone in their area. This year community energy has been a particular focus for four of our community groups who have successfully applied for grant […]
We've launched our first campaign. Here's why it matters.
Low Carbon Hub isn’t a campaigning organisation. Except – we are, just this once. We’ve launched Make Botley West Solar Farm Fair, a petition calling for a much stronger community benefits package from the developers of the proposed Botley West Solar Farm in Oxfordshire. We’re not campaigning for or against the project itself. We know there are a […]
Clean Heat and Free Cake
Can homemade cake and a small grant from Low Carbon Hub play a part in developing a zero-carbon future energy system? The answer is yes! As demonstrated by Sustainable Wantage, who used a small grant from Low Carbon Hub to stage their ‘Clean Heat and Free Cake’ event on Saturday, 8 March at the Beacon […]
Free thermal imaging training
As part of our Community Action Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy, we are holding a Thermal Imaging Training Workshop
Welcoming First and Last Mile, our 47th Community Group
First and Last Mile, based in Eynsham, West Oxfordshire, is a group of highly motivated individuals from a variety of backgrounds, united by a passion for improving public transport in rural communities.
Energy Saving Homes Oxford
For homeowners, landlords, and tenants, visiting an Energy Saving Home was an ideal opportunity to see what a home fit for the future might look like and to chat with residents about the process. Being able to talk directly to homeowners who aren’t trying to sell you anything is one of the most effective ways to inspire others to consider installing energy-efficient measures.
Hook Norton’s eco-friendly housing wins award
We’d like to extend a huge congratulations to the Hook Norton Community Land Trust for winning the prestigious Best affordable housing development – less than £5m award at the Inside Housing Development Awards 2024! This award is a true reflection of what a community can achieve when it rallies together for a shared, sustainable future. […]
Introducing the Grid Edge Coordinator (GEC) role
Achieving a just transition to a net zero energy system will look different from one street to the next. Helping communities to nimbly overcome barriers and patiently untangle the complexity of new technologies and tariffs is the job of the Grid Edge Coordinator. This blog post looks at the background to this newly created role […]
Calling West Oxfordshire SMEs: free training starting next week
Our Community Action Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy (CAPZero) outlines the crucial role businesses need to play in the journey to net zero carbon emissions in 2050. To make the transition to net zero possible, 20% of businesses need to develop an energy strategy by 2030. A great starting place for businesses of any size is […]
CAPZero on the radio!
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.