Heat Decarbonisation Plans for the public estate – our strategy stage support
Support is available from the Hub to help public sector organisations work through two new strategy-stage templates to support the development of Heat Decarbonisations Plans.
Carbon Literacy Training helps councils count carbon costs
Outcomes of recent Hub funded Carbon Literacy training show it is an impactful tool that can support local authorities to respond to net zero targets
Solar canopy build gives council a clean energy boost
The Hub has supported the installation of Cornwall’s largest solar canopy at Cornwall Council’s headquarters in Truro.
South West Councils go Carbon Literate
The Hub is funding seven local authorities in the South West to receive Carbon Literacy Training to support the transition of council services to Net Zero
Hub to support Freeport to deliver on net zero
The South West Net Zero Hub is supporting the Plymouth and South Devon (PASD) Freeport with their ambition to work with local partners to achieve a net zero emissions target for the Freeport area and the wider region, ahead of 2050. Freeports are designated areas where a range of economic incentives are available. These include […]
New research finds rapid growth in skills needed to achieve net zero targets
A report by the South West Net Zero Hub working with the region’s Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPS) has found that, at current installation rates for heat pumps and insulation, local authorities in the South West will fail to meet targets set to heat homes more sustainably and reduce emissions.
Wiltshire solar project planning application focuses on biodiversity enhancement
Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy (WWCE) are in the last stages of preparing a planning application for their 1.5 MW community-owned solar array on Petersfinger Farm, near Salisbury.
Dorset Community Energy’s solar array gets planning permission
Earlier this year the Dottery solar array funded by the Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF) was granted planning permission by Dorset Council’s planning committee.
£5 million fund for industrial decarbonisation to launch this summer
Following engagement with the Net Zero Hubs on the concept of taking a place-based approach to industrial decarbonisation, the government has announced the launch of a £5 million Local Industrial Decarbonation Plans (LIDP) competition. The competition will support groups of industrial businesses such as glass, cement and ceramics manufacturers, to join together in ‘local industrial clusters’. Collaboration […]
Council gets go-ahead for net zero planning policy
We are delighted to share the news that Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) is the first local authority to receive the go-ahead to adopt planning policy to ensure that future new homes are built to net zero standards, based on total energy use and space heating demand requirements. Following examination, the Planning Inspector […]