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14/11/08
24 schools will have solar energy within 9 months. Founder of UK initiative Solar4Schools wins tender to equip 24 schools in Italy’s Milan province with 480 KW systems as region drives solar in education.

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.

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.