The Hub regularly organises, partners with and presents at major events aimed at sharing best practice in local and community clean heat and energy projects. If you would like us to participate in your event please drop us a line.
This includes hosting an annual showcase of inspirational projects from our region. Please check back to see presentations from our most recent event, in York in March 2026.
You can see recordings of previous Hub events on our YouTube channel.
We also host regular knowledge sharing webinars – recordings of which are also available on YouTube.
The Hub’s third annual summit took place in York in March 2026, showcasing best practice case studies for gaining support for clean energy projects. Check out the presentations below.
In this presentation, Chris Moon from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council sets out how they achieved buy-in for their energy projects from across the organisation
In this presentation, Julie Thorpe from Todmorden Learning Centre and Community Hub talks about the Calderdale Citizen’s Climate Jury. The jury, made up of local homeowners, met several times to discuss how best to make homes in Calderdale warmer, healthier and cheaper to heat, coming up with 14 people-led recommendations.
In this presentation, Steph Draper from Involve talks about their work through the Innovate UK Net Zero Living Programme, to develop a community-led energy vision for Winlaton in Gateshead, made up of representative members of the local community.
In this presentation, Paul Riley from the North West Net Zero Hub sets out cross-Hub learnings on effective communication strategies for gaining support for clean energy projects
In this presentation, David Trousdale from Newcastle City Council sets out how the authority uses Ai assisted data modelling to make the case for local energy projects.
The national Local Net Zero Hubs network partners each year with the Association of Public Service Excellence to deliver the Big Energy Summit.
If you can’t attend the event, the Local Net Zero Hubs network rounds up the place-based Net Zero case studies that are showcased which can be viewed below.
