Solar Panel

Solar panels on our school roof.

Did you know our school is helping the environment by using renewable energy? Since Summer 2009 we have been generating renewable energy from our very own solar panel.

We now use less electricity from the national grid (the majority of which is produced by burning coal and causing lots of CO2 emissions) because we produce our own renewable energy from the sun. Solar Photovoltaic energy is 100% clean, green and carbon free! The sun's energy is free and it is there 365 days per year - even when the weather is cloudy!

The solar panel was fully funded by CSEP Community Sustainable Energy Programme and LCBP Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2. Even the metal framework has low carbon miles – it was made at the local factory opposite Broadwell Park, so it didn't need a long lorry journey to be delivered.

You can find out how much energy the panel has generated each day and see how many 'carbon miles' this has saved by clicking on the link below.

Check out how much we generate: on sunny days, on cloudy days, on wet days and in autumn, spring, summer and winter. You will be surprised!