Welcome to Solar4Schools
This site has been designed to help primary schools, secondary schools, colleges and universities apply for half price solar energy systems by providing advice for solar PV projects under the government's Low Carbon Buildings Programme.
Please read through the background information and encourage your Head Teacher (or other authorised decision maker) to fill in the application form; the funding is available immediately.
This site is brought to you by Solarcentury and Scottish and Southern Energy and will be updated to include more information about solar energy, some teaching resources and details of schools which receive solar photovoltaic (PV) installations. Please check back here soon for the latest updates.
Latest News
Cherry Orchard Primary School in Greenwich, South London, has become the 50th school to receive free solar panels with Solar4Schools. As part of their National Green Energy for Schools Campaign, the Co-op will be donating the second half of the funding required for the solar installation.
The Solar4schools fundraising pack is now available to download. The pack, which contains a guide to fundraising, posters and logos is on this link
A school in Trafford, Manchester is about to become one of the country's most environmentally friendly when Solarcentury will install solar panels on its roof.
Braunton School in Devon is set to become one of the greenest schools in the country in January 2008, thanks to a £20,000 match funded grant from the Co-operative group for new solar panels.
Seaford Head Community College in East Sussex is set to become one of the greenest schools in the country when solar panels are installed by Solarcentury.