Oxford designer appointed to champion renewable energy projects

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 06:19 · Archive

Charlie Luxton, an architectural designer and broadcaster from Oxford, has been appointed as SP Energy Networks' first Community Energy Champion.

Charlie Luxton, an Oxford-based architectural designer and broadcaster, has been appointed as SP Energy Networks' first Community Energy Champion. He will work to promote community-led energy schemes across Scotland, England and Wales throughout the year.

Luxton will visit community energy projects to showcase their impact and raise awareness of available support, drawing on his experience as co-founder of the Hooky Energy Club. The tour aims to help more communities generate their own renewable power and benefit from long-term reinvestment in local projects and services.

The tour began in Ayr, Scotland, with a visit to community-owned solar installations developed by the Fort, Seafield and Wallacetown Community Association. The project was delivered in partnership with South Ayrshire Council and supported by a £216,000 grant from SP Energy Networks' Transmission Net Zero Fund, with additional funding from the Scottish Government's Community Energy Generation Growth Fund.

Luxton said the community energy projects 'tackle big challenges like fuel poverty' and have 'a huge collective impact for our environment'. He described the Wallacetown project as 'a great example' that 'has taken control of its own energy and turned it into something that will benefit people for the next 25 years'.

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• Oxford designer to champion renewable energy projects nationwideCharlie Luxton, who is based in Oxford, has been appointed as SP Energy Networks’ first Community Energy Champion.Oxfordshire Guardian · 11 Oct, 06:12
• Oxford designer to champion renewable energy projects nationwideCharlie Luxton, who is based in Oxford, has been appointed as SP Energy Networks’ first Community Energy Champion.Oxford Mail · 11 Oct, 06:12

In this story: Charlie Luxton · SP Energy Networks · Oxford · Hooky Energy Club · Fort, Seafield and Wallacetown Community Association · Ayr · South Ayrshire Council

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