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Photo story Environmentally-minded students at King Edward VI Community College ...

01/03/2011

Photo story Environmentally-minded students at King Edward VI Community College in Totnes have unveiled a new woodchip-fired boiler and 102 photovoltaic panels that together are expected to save around 150 tonnes of carbon emissions a year. Replacing two gas boilers from the early 1960s, the new biomass boiler will use fuel from a local wood chip supplier to heat around half the 1,850-pupil school. The PV panels, positioned on a south-facing roof, are expected to generate about 16MWhof electricity per year. A public display meter shows in real time the amount of electricity being generated, so students can see the impact of the panels, providing an important learning opportunity. The project was supported by £48,000 from EDF Energy’s Green Fund. Devon County Council, Bio Energy Capital Grants, the government’s Low Carbon Buildings Programme, the Community Energy Saving Programme and finances from the college capital fund also helped fund the project.

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Region: UK

Keywords: Alternative energy sources / Renewables - Alternative energies - solar - Alternative energies - biomass

Subjects: Energy engineering, Protection of ambient air and climate, Project Management, Policy and Governance, Boilers, Solar energy, Solar thermal, Energy consumption, Biofuels, Electricity, Fuelwood, wood residues and by-products, Heat, Photovoltaics, Biomass