Go Solar

Solar PV and batteries are developing at a record pace, with huge opportunities for home owners to reduce bills and be part of the energy transition.

Low Carbon Oxford North is launching a series of Go Solar events to make it easy for residents who want to instal solar PV and / or batteries. They are free and all are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Events will be added below as arrangements are finalised.


11 June: Go Solar. With Dr Chris Jardine, solar PV and energy systems expert. Find out how home solar really works — and what it could mean for your bills, your home and the wider energy transition.

  • ⏰ Thursday 11 June | 7.30-8.45pm (doors open 7pm)
  • 📍North Oxford Association Annexe | Diamond Place | Summertown OX2 7DP

More details here.


21 July: Go Solar 2 – the practical detail. We will explore some of the practical issues including how to find an installer, how to manage the process, and planning.

  • ⏰ 21 July | 6.30pm
  • 📍Woodstock Road Baptist Church |Oxford OX2 7NQ

More details here,


12 and 13 September: Go Solar at Oxford Open Doors’ Energy Saving Homes. An opportunity to visit homes that have installed solar PV and/ or batteries and speak to householders about their experience.

Click here to access our new tool and discover how to Go Solar at Energy Saving Homes.


13 October: Go Solar for safer, cooler homes. With Dr Felix Leach, Associate Professor of Engineering Science from the University of Oxford. Dr Leach’s talk will look at the health impacts of cooking with gas.

We will also explore the links between air cooling, heat pumps, solar PV and batteries, and options for combining these.

  • ⏰ 13 October | 7pm (doors open 6.30pm)
  • 📍Woodstock Road Baptist Church | Oxford OX2 7NQ

Details here.


17 November: Go Solar – sizing your system. An opportunity to ask specific questions to help make the right choices for your home

  • ⏰ 17 November | 7pm (doors open 6.30pm)
  • 📍Woodstock Road Baptist Church | Oxford OX2 7NQ

  • find out about our new online tool – work through what system would work best for your home, and what the costs and payback could be
  • try the tool on the night (bring your tablet or laptop)

More details here.