To round up the Clean Air month of May we wanted to share some thoughts on the relationship between clean air and clean energy. But first of all, what is clean energy exactly? Like our air, clean energy is the standard we are striving towards. Clean energy is energy that comes from renewable, zero emission…

Our community group of the month feature is one year old this month and we are celebrating with Abingdon Carbon Cutters as our May 2022 Community Group of the Month. Abingdon Carbon Cutters are a long-standing environmental group that started in 2008 as one of Oxfordshire’s Community Action Groups. They formed during a time of…

Fantastic opportunity for skilled communicator to put your experience to good use. Join our team helping to develop an energy system that’s good for people and good for the planet. The Low Carbon Hub is looking for a Marketing and Communications Coordinator to support the development and delivery of campaigns, manage our social media accounts,…

The ‘Solar Saver’ offer is part of the Rose Hill Smart and Fair Neighbourhood Trial (SFN) being run as part of Project LEO (Local Energy Oxfordshire). The trial is offering residents of the new build flats in Rose Hill the opportunity to save money on their energy bills by shifting when they use electricity in…

Post by Gina Moran, Low Carbon Hub Intern, and author of Best Social and Environmental Practice Guidance for Ray Valley Solar. Over the summer of 2021, I was lucky enough to spend a week working with the Low Carbon Hub. I was retained as a Sustainable Research Intern in advance of the construction of Ray…

We’re really pleased to announce that we’ve been invited to join an exciting and innovative new workplace: The Energy Systems Accelerator pilot – better known as Mini TESA – to be based at Holywell House at Osney Mead in Oxford.  This is a world-leading multi-disciplinary hub and co-working space, championing green innovation. It is a…

Press release by Smarter Grid Solutions Partnership between Smarter Grid Solutions and the Low Carbon Hub demonstrates potential of community energy A primary school in Oxfordshire could pave the way to greater sustainability and cost-savings in schools nationwide thanks to a one-of-a-kind trial of green energy storage on school grounds. The trial brings together clean energy…

Tomorrow (Thursday 4 November) afternoon, our CEO Barbara Hammond will be taking part in a panel event: ‘How communities can co-ordinate and collaborate to play a more active role in the future energy system’. The session will look at the critical role communities will play in the transition to net zero.  You can join the event…

We need both local action and global collaboration if we are going to stop run away climate change.  This Tuesday at COP26 three Project LEO partners, including Low Carbon Hub, are joining forces with organisations around the globe to announce a partnership to foster international collaboration on smart local energy grids.  You can join us live…

With wholesale energy prices soaring, becoming more flexible about the way we use energy could be an increasingly powerful tool helping keep our fuel bills under control.  The global surge in gas prices has left UK consumers particularly vulnerable, with over a third of our electricity provided by gas-fuelled power stations. Households and businesses face…

We are really pleased to announce that we have now met our target of raising £3 million of new investment into the Community Energy Fund. Thank you so much to everyone who has invested, putting their money to work tackling climate change.  We have been absolutely blown away by the level of support this share…

We’re really pleased to announce that MCS Charitable Foundation – an independent UK charity seeking to accelerate the widespread adoption of renewable energy and low carbon technologies – has invested £50,000 into our 2021 Community Energy Fund share offer. This investment has been made alongside mostly individual investors and will help us to reach our…