Renewable energy portfolio
Turning Oxfordshire’s rooftops, fields, and rivers into renewable energy
We install and manage renewable energy generation projects alongside businesses, schools, and communities all over Oxfordshire.
If you own a renewable energy generation project in Oxfordshire, make sure you submit it to People’s Power Station, where we’re recording and showcasing how the people of Oxfordshire are together consigning fossil fuels to history.
ProjectRay Valley Solar
The largest community-owned ground mount solar park in the UK. In July 2022 Ray Valley Solar was connected to the national electricity grid. The largest community-owned solar park in the UK is commissioned and starts generating clean energy. Low Carbon Hub’s first ground mount solar park Ray Valley Solar is Low Carbon Hub’s first ground…Find out more
Acro Aircraft Seating
Acro Aircraft Seating, are now home to a rooftop solar PV array generating clean, green electricity right on site. The 440 solar panels are set to generate nearly 170,000 kWh of clean energy every year, making it one of the largest community-owned renewable energy projects installed and managed by Low Carbon Hub. This renewable energy…
Rose Hill Housing Rooftop Solar
Our first local authority rooftop solar PV array Ashhurst Way is a new block of flats in Rose Hill, Oxford. They are owned by Oxford City Council and were built by Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL). The Low Carbon Hub agreed prior to construction to purchase the completed rooftop solar PV system of 107 panels…Ray Valley Solar
The largest community-owned ground mount solar park in the UK. In July 2022 Ray Valley Solar was connected to the national electricity grid. The largest community-owned solar park in the UK is commissioned and starts generating clean energy. Low Carbon Hub’s first ground mount solar park Ray Valley Solar is Low Carbon Hub’s first ground…
West Witney Primary School
West Witney Primary School was our 31st solar school, with 108 solar PV panels owned and managed by Low Carbon Hub. Installed at no cost to the school, the scheme is one of the projects supported by the Low Carbon Hub’s 2019 Community Energy Fund share offer. The panels have an installed capacity of 30kWp and…
Langford Village Community School
Langford Village Community Primary School was our 30th solar school, with 103 solar PV panels owned and managed by Low Carbon Hub. The school is a large primary school on the edge of Bicester in North Oxfordshire with 465 pupils, aged 3 to 11, in 16 classes. The school was built in 1996 and extended…
CTG
CTG, the Banbury-based site of UTC Aerospace Systems, is host to the UK’s biggest community-owned rooftop solar array. Low Carbon Hub initially installed 2,590 solar pv panels, generating 593,304 kWh of clean electricity per year. This was enough to power 150 homes and avoid 5,800 tonnes of CO2 entering the atmosphere, over the 20 years…
Thames Travel
In 2013, Oxford Bus Company was the Low Carbon Hub’s very first community-owned solar PV installation. We have since expanded from this single rooftop to a significant renewable energy portfolio working with schools, businesses and community organisations across Oxfordshire. In 2019, it was fantastic to work with Thames Travel, another subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group…
Prodrive
Prodrive, a British engineering company, partnered with the Low Carbon Hub to host a large solar installation. A grand total of 2,446 solar panels was installed to help the company reduce their carbon footprint and energy bills and to generate funds to benefit local communities. The solar array is owned and maintained by the Low…
Oxford Bus Company
In 2013, the Oxford Bus Company became the first Oxfordshire business to develop a community-benefit renewables project with the Low Carbon Hub; a commitment that led to them being commended by the Prime Minister. The company prides itself on delivering a low emission and low carbon service: 43% of the company’s fleet is electric-hybrid, the…
Owen Mumford
We originally bought 30 kWp of solar panels which had previously been commissioned by Owen Mumford – a medical device manufacturer – at their Woodstock site. We then extended the site to add a further 20 kWp of solar panels, which was completed in March 2014. At the same time, we installed a new set of…
Norbar
We have worked with Norbar Torque Tools Ltd to install just over 1MW of rooftop solar PV at their site in Banbury. This makes it Low Carbon Hub’s largest community-owned rooftop solar PV array. This project provides clean, green electricity for Norbar and their tenants, cuts carbon emissions and benefits the wider community because all…
Sandford Hydro
Investors in Sandford Lock Hydro have helped return the Lasher Weir on the Thames to its historic role as a provider of clean energy. The hydro scheme generates a huge 1.6 GWh of renewable electricity per year, which is the equivalent demand for 500+ households — or most of Sandford! The Sandford Lock hydroelectric plant…
Eynsham Village Hall and St Peters Church
Eynsham Village Hall and St Peters Church was our very first Low Carbon Hub community project, conducted during 2012. Solar panels were installed on the village hall (12.65kW) and on the adjoining presbytery of St Peter’s Church (6kW). Low Carbon Hub worked closely with local low carbon group, Transition Eynsham (Eynsham GreenTEA) to deliver the project.…
Wykham Park Academy
Formerly Banbury Academy Wykham Park Academy (formerly Banbury Academy) already had 50kWp of solar installed at the site when we were put in touch with them. This became owned and managed by Low Carbon Hub, and we installed an additional 100kWp solar array. Energy reports Could your school be a solar school? If you work in…
Wood Green School
Wood Green Secondary School in Witney had 200 solar panels installed on their roof, owned and managed by Low Carbon Hub. The school has around 1000 pupils, and had already been doing great work engaging them in environmental issues through eco days and competitions. As well as achieving Eco Schools silver flag status, one of…
Windmill Primary School
Windmill Primary School is based in Headington, and is a larger primary school, teaching 570 pupils between the ages of 4 and 11. Windmill Primary has had huge academic success in recent years, with Headmistress Lynn Knapp taking the school from being rated inadequate in 2007 to being one of a handful of Oxford primary…
Wheatley Park School
We installed 195 solar PV panels on Wheatley Park School’s maths and english blocks, generating 42,437kWh of clean electricity per year, to power the school. The scheme is saving 20 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually, as well as helping to educate the school’s 1005 pupils on climate change and the role of renewable energy.…
West Kidlington Primary School
West Kidlington Primary School had 22.5kWp of solar installed in collaboration with Low Carbon Hub. Each year, it generates 18,099kWh of clean electricity to power the school, saving 6.8 tonnes of CO₂ emissions. In addition to this, the installation also benefits their 375 pupils, offering a chance to increase their understanding about climate change, energy, and…
Thomas Reade Primary School
Thomas Reade Primary School was our first solar school project in Abingdon. We installed 48.62kWp of solar pv panels, which generate 40,981 kWh of clean electricity per year to power the school. The scheme also saves 20 tonnes of CO₂ every year. The project was strongly supported by the headteacher, John Serle, and gives the…
The Warriner School
At 106.25kWp with 424 solar panels, The Warriner School’s solar PV scheme is one of our largest Low Carbon Hub installations. The scheme was up and running for the start of the Autumn 2014 term and generates 42,437kWh clean electricity per year, powering the school and saving 20 tonnes of CO₂ annually. The school, situated the rural…
Stonesfield Primary School
Right in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside, Stonesfield Primary is generating 33,526kWh of clean, green electricity every year. This will save 300 tonnes of CO2 over the projects lifetime, as well as help cut the school’s energy bills and teach the pupils about renewable energy. The busy school had already been doing great work engaging…
Sonning Common Primary School
Sonning Common Primary School was the 25th Low Carbon Hub Solar School, with 84 solar pv panels installed which are owned and managed by Low Carbon Hub. The school is a OCC Maintained School located in South Oxfordshire and is home to almost 400 pupils The solar panels generate 20,320 kWh of clean electricity every…
St Barnabas Church of England Primary School
This project, to install 110 solar panels on the rooftop of St Barnabas Church of England Primary School, was bought forward by Oxford North Community Renewables (ONCORE), with assistance from us to fund legal costs in order to make the project happen. The school, based in Jericho, now generates 24,750kWh clean electricity each year, saving…
Sir William Ramsay Academy
Sir William Ramsay Academy in Buckinghamshire joined our solar schools scheme, installing 200 solar panels which are owned and managed by Low Carbon Hub. Located in Hazlemere near High Wycombe, the secondary school teaches around 1000 pupils from year seven through to sixth form. The school’s solar panels were funded as part of a community share…
Rose Hill Primary School
Rose Hill Primary School teaches over 370 children from nursery through to the age of 11. The school is at the heart of one of Oxford’s regeneration areas and is working hard in challenging circumstances to provide nurturing support and quality teaching. We were delighted to work with them to provide green energy, valuable cost…
Orchard Fields Community School
Orchard Fields Community School in Banbury became a Low Carbon hub solar school, with 399 solar pv panels installed on their rooftop – owned and managed by Low Carbon Hub. Situated in Bretch Hill estate and with over 350 pupils, Orchard Fields is at the heart of a large community and prides itself on engaging…
Nettlebed School
Nettlebed School was ideally suited for a solar project, with a new school building with a perfect roof, and very committed environmental ethos within the school. Contact was initiated by their eco-campion, Lucy Papworth, and the school Governors and Headteacher were very supportive of the idea. The solar project is now helping to inspire their 130…
Middle Barton School
Middle Barton School is based in the heart of the countryside in north Oxfordshire. When they contacted us with an interest in installing solar, the school already had a great track record of environmental consciousness, having CO₂ achieved the Eco-Schools silver status. Unfortunately the project was constrained by the amount of available, suitable roof space and…
Long Furlong Primary School
Long Furlong Primary School is based in Abingdon, and teaches over 200 primary children. We worked with them to install 114 solar panels on their roof, generating 26,130 kWh of clean electricity every year to help power the school and reduce energy bills. At the same time, the panels help to educate the pupils about…
Longfields Primary and Nursery School
Longfields Primary and Nursery School was our 28th solar school, with solar panels owned and managed by Low Carbon Hub. The 176 solar panels provide around one third of the energy used at the school and save almost 20 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year. Installed at no cost to the school, the scheme is…
Langtree School
Langtree School was our first solar school installation of 2016, with 384 solar panels installed on the school’s rooftop – owned and managed by Low Carbon Hub. Two thirds of the panels are installed on the sports hall, and one third on their flat school roof. Langtree school have looked extensively at options to reduce…
Fir Tree Junior School
Fir Tree Junior School in Wallingford had 34.50 kWp of solar installed on their rooftop in partnership with Low Carbon Hub, generating 27,600 kWh clean electricity per year and saving well over 250 tonnes of CO2 over the project life. The scheme will also help educate and benefit 180 pupils, teaching them about energy, climate change, and the role of…
Edward Feild Primary School
Edward Feild Primary and Foundation Stage School in Kidlington had 16kWp of solar PV installed in partnership with Low Carbon Hub, generating over 15,000kWh clean electricity per year and saving over 6 tonnes of carbon annually. The school had already been doing great work engaging pupils with environmental issues. The school were awarded Eco-Schools Silver Award…
Didcot Girls’ School
The Low Carbon Hub installed 192 solar panels, with a total capacity of 49.92kWp, at Didcot Girls’ School in September 2016. They will save 358 tonnes of CO2 over their lifetime. Could your school be a solar school? If you work in a school in Oxfordshire, and you’re interested in finding out more about how your school could work with us to…
Chilton Primary School
Chilton County Primary is generating over 26,000 kWh of clean electricity per year as part of Low Carbon Hub’s solar schools scheme. The school will save over 230 tonnes of CO2 over the project’s lifetime. The school already had a proud environmental record, as one of only a few schools with the Eco-Schools Green Flag status…
Cherwell School
Low Carbon Hub were delighted to provide some support to community energy group Oxford North Community Renewables (ONCORE) during the development of this project to install solar panels on the roof of Cherwell School – sharing our financial models with them. This installation will generate over 28,000 kWh of green electricity annually. Could your school…
Cheney School
Right in the heart of Oxford, Cheney School had 362 solar panels installed on their rooftop in partnership with Low Carbon Hub. The panels are split across three metal roofs, generating 77,378kWh per year of clean electricity to help power the school. The scheme will save 36.4 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually. Further, the solar…
Charlbury Primary School
Charlbury Primary School had 96 solar panels installed on their rooftop, in partnership with Low Carbon Hub. The 96 panels on the school roof will generate 21,312kWh clean electricity per year and save 10 tonnes of CO₂ per year. The school had already been doing great work engaging pupils with environmental issues. The school is part of…
Bure Park Primary School
Based in Bicester with 366 pupils, the school pupils, management and Governing teams at Bure Park Primary School already had a great environmental track record , achieving Bronze and Silver Eco-Schools flags. The school had previously explored solar for several years – but had been unable to find a way of completing the project. We were therefore delighted…
Brookside Primary School
Brookside Primary School in Bicester is meeting almost 30% of their electricity needs from 147 solar panels installed on their roof in partnership with Low Carbon Hub. They were our 29th solar school installation, joining 28 other schools across the county who are benefitting from cheaper energy bills as they receive discounted green electricity produced…
Larkrise Primary School
In 2014, Low Carbon Hub connected with Larkrise school via local Councillor John Tanner, who was a supporter of our scheme – and also a Governor at the school. Six months later, we’d helped the school install 78 solar panels, which were generating clean electricity to power the school. The school has a proud environmental…
Botley School
Botley School, close to the centre of Oxford, had already demonstrated its environmental credentials, successfully attaining their bronze Eco-Schools status, before they decided to work with us to install solar panels on their rooftops. We worked with them to install 170 solar panels on their roof, generating 40,508 kWh of clean electricity every year to…