Green Energy For Schools

There's been a fantastic Co-operative Group initiative on the go in recent months which I have been very amiss in ignoring - the Green Energy for Schools project.

The Co-op Group put together a £1m fund that, together with matched funding from Her Majesty's Government, is buying and installing solar panels on the roofs of 100 schools. The panels will come with a display unit showing how many units have been generated - the idea is that they will be as much an educational tool as a producer of renewable energy.

You can cast an eye over the list of schools that have already had them installed - Mayfield Primary School and Castle School in Cambridge are amongst that number, and more panels are being installed all the time. Please note though that no new nominations for the scheme are being accepted - the full quota of one hundred installations has already been snapped up by schools.