Our progress
Council housing retrofit plan and pilots
- The council has signed off a £729 million housing capital programme that will retrofit homes to be warm, resilient, and ready for net zero. Over 2,000 properties have been approved for the first tranche of works.
- The council’s innovative Energiesprong 'deep retrofit' pilot in the West Kensington estate will be completed in November.
- 2 council blocks have had hybrid heat pumps installed, with 3 more planned for installation. The feasibility for full heat pump systems and heat networks is being explored for additional sites.
- We’ve now switched 450 buildings over to more energy-efficient LED bulbs, which will help us cut carbon emissions by 122 tonnes.
Retrofitting council non-domestic properties
- We’re carrying out retrofit feasibility studies for all our council-operated non-domestic properties.
- We’ve already installed heat pumps in our Adult learning centre, Age UK day centre, and Brook Green Nursery, and an electric boiler in a social care centre.
- Our ground-breaking Civic Campus retrofit will be served by a clean heat network, fed by a ground-source heat pump, and has won £2.5m to deliver this.
- We’ve been bringing our energy use down with LED lighting replacements across our estate.
Low-carbon building standards
- We’re building field-leading low-energy new homes, with zero fossil fuels.
- Our first three sites in our development programme meet stringent Passivhaus Classic standards for energy efficiency.
- We are also planting only native species in these developments to support local biodiversity.
- We’ve consulted on a Climate Change Supplementary Planning Document as a sustainable design guide for developers and residents.
Energy and heat
- We’ve completed a cross-borough energy master plan for the borough identifying the opportunity areas for clean heat networks.
- The council is also exploring options for purchasing renewable power generation for London with other boroughs, which will directly grow the renewables sector.
- We’ve supported initiatives to increase renewable power such as Solar Together and Big London Energy Switch while providing free pre-planning advice for solar panels and retrofit projects.
Supporting private retrofit
- We’ve launched a Winter Ready Homes energy efficiency grant scheme to help fuel-poor residents warm their homes affordably, building on our previous support through the Warmer Homes scheme and our ongoing Green Doctors energy advice service.
- We’ve given free whole-house retrofit plans to households considering energy efficiency upgrades.
- We’ve published our Fuel Poverty Strategy (PDF, 877KB) and launched a local Energy Efficiency Taskforce to help residents take advantage of the support available.
Our community’s achievements
- H&F residents are early adopters of home retrofit, including insulation, heat pumps, and solar panels. This award-winning Passivhaus retrofit in Lena Gardens is a field-leading example.
- The Hammersmith & Fulham Community Energy coop has launched, with plans to use council and community roof space for community-run solar power.
- Community fundraising initiatives have seen solar panels installed on the Masbro Centre and Fulham Good Neighbours.
- Charing Cross Hospital has installed air and water source heat pumps.
