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Devon school gets solar funding

19/12/2007

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.

Sussex school gets green light for solar

19/12/2007

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.

Schools Switch on Co-operative Solar Panels

09/12/2007

Schools from across the country have been selected for The Co-operative Group’s £1m Green Energy for Schools scheme. Each will each receive rooftop solar panels worth £20,000.

Barclaycard Breathe winners announced

04/07/2007

The UK schools to receive free solar power through Solar4Schools and Barclaycard Breathe have been named.

Classroom Poster now online

04/07/2007

The Solar4Schools classroom poster is now available as a downloadable pdf file in the teaching resources part of this site. This poster, which shows the many applications of solar PV in the built environment, will also be supplied in a printed format to successful schools.

Barclaycard Breathe supports Solar4Schools to provide free solar power

01/07/2007

Schools to benefit from profit donations from Barclaycard Breathe, a credit card that will deliver funds to fight climate change.

NEW! Solar4Schools Teaching materials now available

21/06/2007

Solar4Schools is very happy to announce that lesson plans and resources are now available online.

Solar4Schools Launched

21/05/2007

On Tuesday, 22nd May 2007, Solarcentury, the UK’s leading solar energy company, launched Solar4Schools - a new initiative to supply and install part-funded solar panels on schools in the UK.