• Sandford Hydro construction - the Archimedes screws being floated along the river

    What projects is this round of our Community Energy Fund funding?

    The Low Carbon Hub Community Energy Fund is the opportunity for investors to put your money to work delivering local projects which tackle climate change. Each round of the Community Energy Fund supports a different range of projects, so we wanted to outline what the £1.5 million we’re aiming to raise in this round will…
    24 March 2020
  • Low Carbon Hub Community Energy Fund 2020: invest in the future of energy

    We’ve reopened the Low Carbon Hub Community Energy Fund

    Our Community Energy Fund has now re-opened for new investment. With your help we can make an energy system that works for all of us, and for the planet, a reality. Find out more below, or invest in the Community Energy Fund now. Deadline: 10 June 2020Target raise: £1.5 million Minimum investment: £250Maximum investment: £100,000Interest…
    11 March 2020
  • Why investing is a good action to take against climate change

    We’re all trying to do our bit to tackle the climate crisis, with our time, our choices, and our money. When it comes to how we use our money, we commonly think of how our spending influences climate change, taking actions such as swapping to a renewable energy provider, choosing sustainably sourced fish, or opting…
    5 March 2020
  • Oxford’s climate emergency – and the role of the Low Carbon Hub

    In January 2019 the Oxford City Council officially declared a climate emergency in Oxford. In April they announced that Oxford would hold the UK’s first citizens assembly, to discuss how we should address the climate crisis within Oxford. This citizens assembly was held over two weekends at the Said Business School, the first in September 2019…
    20 January 2020
  • Charlie Luxton presents at the Low Carbon Hub Inspired by Communities event 2019

    Our Hub highlights of 2019

    As 2019 comes to a close, we wanted to reflect on our Hub highlights of the year – it’s been a big one! Community Energy Fund 2019 We re-opened our Community Energy Fund for 2019, welcoming over 200 new investors and raising a huge £734,900, which is now already supporting community energy – increasing our portfolio…
    16 December 2019
  • Lines of light on a dark St Aldates

    Results of our 2019 annual survey

    For the third year in a row, we are thrilled to report that most people who responded to our annual ‘How are we doing? survey find us to be committed to the creation of a low carbon, locally-owned renewable energy system and trust in our expertise.  Every year we ask our members, supporters, community groups,…
    24 June 2019
  • Lines of light on a dark St Aldates

    Our highlights for 2018

    This time of year is a great opportunity to reflect and so we’ve picked out a few highlights of what we got up to this past year, all possible thanks to the help and support of our investor and community members and partners.  We launched an exciting new opportunity to support community energy through the Community…
    19 December 2018
  • Low Carbon Hub Community Energy Fund 2020: put your money to work tackling climate change

    10 Reasons to Invest in the Low Carbon Hub

    There are lots of reasons to invest in the Low Carbon Hub. When we ask our investors, they talk about wanting to do their bit to tackle climate change, support local projects and make their money do a social good.  Check out our infographic below where we’ve picked out just ten reasons to invest in…
    13 July 2018
  • Lines of light on a dark St Aldates

    Results of our 2018 annual survey

    The results are in for our 2018 ‘How are we doing?’ survey and they show that people continue to trust in our expertise around local, renewable energy and low carbon. Our respondents also continue to perceive us to be committed to the creation of a low carbon, locally owned renewable energy system. We’re really pleased…
    24 April 2018
  • Lines of light on a dark St Aldates

    Our highlights for 2017

    2017 has been a busy year with some key milestones and achievements for the Low Carbon Hub, including the completion of the Sandford Hydro project, receiving £1.2m in European Regional Development Funding and producing our first ever Social Impact Report. And there were lots of other exciting bits of news in between.  Take a look…
    13 December 2017