Pipeline Opportunities
Oxfordshire is home to an ambitious pipeline of green investments at different stages of development, from cutting-edge renewable energy projects to community-led sustainability initiatives. Our pipeline of future opportunities has been developed to reflect emerging trends, evolving investor interests and new opportunities for impactful investment.
Net Zero Landscape, Blenheim
A landscape-scale change project transforming 53 hectares of arable land into a mix of woodland and calcareous grassland and wetland.
SusThame - Agroecology and Sustainable Farming
A three-year, sustainable agriculture project promoting water and wildlife friendly farming, while enhancing the resilience of food production.
Ock and Thame Farmers: Freshwater and Floodplain Restoration
The Freshwater Habitats Trust is working with farmers and land managers on landscape recovery in two low-lying river catchment areas.
Oxford Cohousing from Oxfordshire Community Land Trust (OCLT)
OCLT wants to buy and manage land to create communities with locally owned, affordable (social rent) eco-housing.
Retrofit Revolving Loan Fund
A revolving loan fund could support 500 local domestic and possibly non-domestic properties, to install carbon-reduction technologies such as heat pumps and insulation.
Biodiversity Net Gain - Habitat Bank
Oxfordshire County Council wants to use rural properties owned by Oxford City Council to generate Biodiversity Net Gain units through sustainable land management practices.
Residential Low Carbon Heating Solutions
Almost 800 privately-owned residential properties would benefit from heat decarbonisation under Oxford City Council's community heat network plans.