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
As the 100th school in our joint venture with the Cooperative Group receives its solar panels, the retail group has challenged big business and the Government to help fit every school in the UK with a green energy source by 2020.
Switched on Schools, a initiative to fit electricity generating solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to schools in Northern Ireland, has won the NEMEX Renewables Innovation Awards.
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.
