Our Changeprint
Our Changeprint can be measured by our impact on an individual, local and national scale.
Individually, by reducing heating costs for residents, improving access to (ultra-rapid) EV charging and retrofitting ground-source heat pumps into social housing.
Locally, by improving local air quality for everyone and contributing to Oxford City Council's commitment to becoming a net-zero carbon city by 2040.
Nationally, by helping to stabilise the National Grid high-voltage network as more renewable power is introduced and acting as a roadmap for other cities around the UK to deliver their net-zero ambitions.
Our story
Energy Superhub Oxford is one of three demonstrator projects, part-funded by government, designed to showcase how innovative technologies can be combined to create smart, local energy systems.
The £40m project is being delivered by a consortium of six partners, including Oxford City Council, Pivot Power, part of EDF Renewables, Habitat Energy, Kensa Contracting, Invinity Energy Systems and the University of Oxford.
This public-private collaboration is combining new technologies and business models to develop an integrated approach to decarbonising power, transport and heat across the city.
The aim is to transform how people power their lives, from travelling to work to heating their homes, and help Oxford reach net zero by 2040, a full decade earlier than the UK's 2050 deadline.
The project brings together a powerful network of hybrid battery energy storage, rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging, low-carbon heating, and smart energy management.
Our advice
By demonstrating an integrated approach to decarbonising power, transport and heat in Oxford, Energy Superhub Oxford will create a blueprint for other towns and cities to cut carbon emissions and improve air quality.
The project's lead partner, Pivot Power, has plans for up to 40 similar sites across the UK.
