Beyond solar:How crowdfunding for panels on the roof

can change behaviour on the ground.

Amy Cameron, Solar Schools Campaign Manager, 10:10

TANGIBLE RESULTSOVER 750,000 TONNES OF CO2 CUTS COMMITTED

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Solar Schools in one minute

Solar SchoolsWhat is Solar Schools

Helps schools cut carbon, boost budgets and teach pupils by installing solar

Gives thousands of people their first positive engagement with climate change

Brings communities together with new skills, confidence and networks

Shifts the national conversation around climate change and renewable energy

Taking part in Solar Schools was an incredible opportunity for our school, and an experience that will benefit us for years to come. Sue Jepson, headteacher, Barnes Primary School

Toolkit

• Website

• Online tools

• Branding, pack and vouchers

Mentoring

• Training

• Support

The Solar Schools toolkit

How the giving works

Online

• Buy tiles or panels on the website

• Add picture and messages

• Share with friends and family

• Give tiles as gifts

Online communication tools• A blogging

platform to tell your story online

• An email tool to keep in touch with your donors

• Twitter integration

• The panels• Bill savings• Feed-in tariffs• Direct carbon cuts• Educational tool

Solar Schools – the benefits

• The project• School wide support• New skills, confidence and

networks• Community cohesion• Boost school profile

Solar SchoolsThe story so far

50 schools trained and resourced

50 communitiesunited around renewables

£350,000crowdfunded for solar

110 staff, parents and pupilstrained as the new face of clean energy

20,000 staff, parents and pupilsconnected to a community energy project

3486 donationsthrough solarschools.org.uk

3500 visitsto solarschools.org.uk every month

Crowdfunding, solar and attitudes

Awareness raising

Energy assessments

“Low hanging fruit”

Behaviour change

Low cost measures

Energy efficiency investments

Insulation

LED’sRenewables

Crowdfunding, solar and attitudes

Awareness raising

Energy assessments

“Low hanging fruit”

Behaviour change

Low cost measures

Energy efficiency investments Insulation

LED’s

Crowdfundedrenewables

OwnershipExcitementMandate

Anecdotal evidence

"Solar Schools has completely re-invigorated our students approach to sustainability.

We've had pupils queueing down the corridor to get into our eco-team meets and with all this new energy we've been able to get loads of other projects off the ground

that we've been keen to do for a long time like setting up a gardening club, running a switch off fortnight and

hosting bike repair workshops."

Early results

• 84% consider the project to have been a positive experience for the school

• 80% say SS has resulted in energy saving or carbon cutting activity and increased awareness at school.

• 58% feel more positive about renewable energy

• 47% say the project has increased their understanding about saving energy (others feel same)

• 47% say the project has increased their motivation to save energy at home

Early results

Solar Schools: One school’s story

Pendock C of E Primary SchoolPendock, Worcestershire

• 43 pupils• Rural village primary

school• Raised £9170 in just 18

weeks (1½ term)• Installed 6.24kWp• Annual benefit: £1165• Winner of WWF Hidden

Heroes Award

• Electricity reduction of 50% over the first four months

• Business and community relationships

• Skills development – social media, press, events

• Now fundraising for LED’s

Energy managers don’t look like they used to…

Solar Schools

Applications opening soon!

www.solarschools.org.uk/apply

More info – hello@solarschools.org.uk