The South West Net Zero Hub provides free strategic and technical support to the public sector and communities to develop clean energy projects from the earliest stages of feasibility and development, through to investment readiness and delivery.
We are one of five Local Net Zero Hubs across England, funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to help the UK to reach its target of net zero emissions by 2050.
Our role is to enable local authorities and communities to play a key role in the UK Government’s mission to increase the number and scale of local clean energy projects – supporting lower cost, secure power, warm homes and new jobs across England.
Our objectives
The Local Net Zero Hubs are supporting Great British Energy(GBE) delivery, Clean Power 2030 and the Warm Homes Plan as a priority for 2025/26.
Objective 1: Attract commercial investment and help LAs apply investment models that accelerate progress to Clean Power 2030 & Net Zero 2050. Increasing the readiness of net zero projects (including renewable energy generation projects) across the region in line with national targets and strategies, including GBE.
Objective 2: Continue to increase the number of, and awareness of, net zero projects and skills (including renewable energy generation projects) across the region in line with national targets and strategies, including supporting early stage development
Objective 3: Support a national knowledge transfer programme to improve information sharing, training, and evaluation, and build networks and partnerships. Support LAs in their engagement with the public on net zero and net zero programmes. five
Where we work
We work across the South West of England. Our primary partners are the combined authorities, unitary authorities and county councils that make up the region.
These are:
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Governance
The Hub is overseen by a Board that meets quarterly to monitor Hub delivery, agree strategic priorities, and make decisions on resource allocations.
The Hub Board is made up of representatives from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and each of the unitary authorities.
The Hub is hosted by The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority which acts as the Accountable Body for all Hub programmes.
Net Zero Hubs
Our Hub is one of five local Net Zero Hubs in England. We work collaboratively to accelerate the delivery of local energy projects across the country.
Find out about the work of the other Net Zero Hubs: