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LOW CARBON HUB

Creating energy we can
all feel good about

Low Carbon Hub is a social enterprise that’s out to prove we can meet our energy needs in a way that’s good for people and good for the planet.

We develop community-owned renewable energy installations across Oxfordshire that not only produce clean energy but accelerates the transition to the zero carbon energy system we need for the future, providing electricity, heat and a clean transport system, all powered by renewables.

The installations also produce an ongoing income, which is reinvested in further carbon cutting projects. We help local organisations become more energy efficient, fund green innovation, and back further community energy projects. We make every pound of investment work hard to bring our vision of a smart and fair energy system to life.

We’re at the heart of a growing partnership of people and organisations across Oxfordshire, working together, for a low carbon future.

The UK’s energy system is changing, and through innovation projects such as Project LEO, we are playing a central role in developing the smart, flexible electricity system of the future in Oxfordshire. One that benefits us all.

Petition: Tell Blenheim Estate to make Botley West Solar Farm Fair

Sign the petition


Botley West is a proposed large-scale solar farm in Oxfordshire. If approved, this project will be built mostly on Blenheim Estate land.

It will generate clean energy and significant profits for developers. Yet local people living nearby are being offered far too little.

The latest Hub news

  • A wide view of Ray Valley Solar park with sheep in the foreground.
    News story

    We’ve launched our first campaign. Here’s why it matters.

    3 April 2025
    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…

It’s a combination of experience, knowledge, and idealism that makes Low Carbon Hub so special.

ELEANOR WATTS
Rose Hill and Iffley Low Carbon

Our impact

We’re working hard to create an energy system that’s good for people, and good for the planet. As always, we want to achieve so much more, but we’re proud of the progress we’ve made so far.

55
Renewable energy installations
4,087
tonnes of CO₂ saved every year
18.16
GWh of clean energy generation a year
£2m
lifetime anticipated savings on electricity bills by hosts
£2.7m
lifetime anticipated community benefit donation to Oxfordshire communities
1,773
Investor members who help finance our projects and bring projects into community ownership

We install and manage large roof-mounted renewable energy generation projects on businesses, schools, and communities all over Oxfordshire – powering up. Support communities – including homes, businessess and schools – with energy efficiency projects – powering down. We also work with project partners on Innovation Pilots that move community energy forward. See more of our work.

We are at the heart of a collective effort to catalyse a low carbon economy in Oxfordshire, both through powering down to decrease energy demand and through powering up to increase renewable energy supply. As part of this work, Low Carbon Hub develops innovation pilots around community energy to help the sector expand more rapidly.

  • Programme

    Community Action Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy (CAPZero)

    Our Community Action Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy is the first of its kind in the UK. It models how a cluster of communities in West Oxfordshire can create a zero-carbon energy system in their local area, in a way that works for them. It is a plan developed by community representatives together with experts, and…