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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.