Installation of 93 solar panels on Salisbury Cathedral

July 17, 2020

Salisbury Cathedral takes a step forward in bid to become carbon neutral by 2030 with the installation of 93 solar panels Salisbury Cathedral has taken a step forward in their bid to become carbon neutral by 2030 in line with targets agreed earlier this year by the Church of England by installing solar panels on…

Schools Newsletter 2020

April 17, 2020

Planning Approval – Cloisters Cathedral

March 10, 2020

The cathedral has received planning consent for Solar PV on this Schools Energy Co-op / Salisbury project.

SALISBURY CATHEDRAL INVESTS £25,000 IN SCHOOLS ENERGY CO-OP SHARE OFFER

December 20, 2019

The Dean and Chapter, Salisbury Cathedral’s governing body, have decided to invest £25K in our share offer, to support the community share raise. The Cathedral Cloisters is one of the sites on which solar PV will be installed, subject to consents and permissions. Canon Robert Titley, Cathedral’s Treasurer and environmental lead, explained: ‘As our climate…

Solar Power on Mafia Island

August 20, 2019

A solar panel on an off grid home in Mafia Island, Tanzania, taken this summer by our member Chris Bryans.  The solar panel enables the household to have a mobile phone, a light and an internet connected laptop, transforming their ability to work, trade, communicate, bank and study.  

Suffolk Awards 2019

August 6, 2019

Schools’ Energy Co-op won the Suffolk award for local energy yesterday for its work at Westbourne School.  The judges particularly liked its replicability and the way we had overcome all the obstacles, including finance, a school could have to installing solar.  Suffolk County Council has declared a climate emergency and resolved to be zero carbon…

Breakthrough Co-op of the year

July 2, 2019

Barrow enterprise The Schools’ Energy Co-operative wins national business award Barrow-based enterprise, The Schools’ Energy Co-operative Ltd, has scooped a prestigious national business accolade – taking home the prize for the “Inspiring Co-op of the Year” at the Co-operative of the Year Awards. Chair of the Co-op Mike Smyth and Project Director Laura Moreno were…

Breakthrough Co-op of the year

July 2, 2019

Shining example of sustainability celebrated by Schools’ Energy Co-operative

June 21, 2019

The Schools’ Energy Co-operative is today celebrating as Perivale Primary School, in Ealing, West London, is named as the 50th school to have a solar panel system installed through its unique co-operative model. The School’s Energy Co-op is an innovative, not-for profit, scheme that’s supporting schools to cut their carbon emissions and generate clean, green energy,…

COMMUNITY SHARE OFFER NOW OPEN

August 7, 2018

The Sun is Shining – Help to make a greener future for our children The Schools Energy Co-operative COMMUNITY SHARE OFFER NOW OPEN  The Schools’ Energy Co-operative invites you to be a part of their established social enterprise, which has successfully installed community funded solar panels on 36 schools, throughout the UK.  It is now…