Barbara Hammond, MBE
CEO and Exec Director of The Low Carbon Hub IPS Limited
Barbara Hammond, MBE, CEO, Low Carbon Hub
Barbara is CEO of the Low Carbon Hub, Executive Director and sits on the Audit Committee, Nomination and Governance Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Founder and CEO of Low Carbon Hub since 2012, she drives the sustainability initiatives, pioneering community energy and leading Low Carbon Hub.
From 2000 until 2010, Dr Barbara Hammond was in Government, heading up the UK’s renewable energy programme and then, as International Director for Sir David King, supporting him on international climate change policy influencing.
Since 2008 Barbara has been involved in starting up community energy businesses in her own neighbourhood, as Director of Osney Lock Hydro and West Oxfordshire Community Renewables. Then in 2011, she founded the Low Carbon Hub.
Not only has Barbara led the Low Carbon Hub in its development of a significant portfolio of renewable energy projects, she has also led on developing critical relationships with many partner organisations that are fundamental to the Hub’s continuing success. Highlights include:
• Oxford City Council’s Revolving Construction Fund – a £2.3m facility that allows the Hub to develop new projects in advance of raising share equity.
• OxFutures – a £4.2 million project boosting low carbon economic development in Oxfordshire in partnership with both our universities and three of our local authorities.
• Project LEO – a £40 million project trialling local energy solutions to accelerate the transition to a zero carbon energy system in partnership with 9 other organisations including our distribution network operator, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks.
• Cosy Homes Oxfordshire – a home retrofit service to improve energy efficiency in homes, reducing carbon emissions and improving comfort.
• Energy Solutions Oxfordshire (ESOx) – a complete energy efficiency service helping organisations lower their energy use while saving time and money.
She was awarded an MBE in the 2015 New Year’s Honours List for services to community energy development, particularly in Oxfordshire.