Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Currie wins Ashden Award

http://www.ashdenawards.org/UK_schools
Currie Community High School won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2009. To find out more visit the link above and check out the Ashden Awards Blog http://ashdenawards.blogspot.com/

Carbon saving is an important and enjoyable part of life for pupils at Currie Community High School which has a long-standing commitment to the environment. Pupils track energy use and make pledges to save energy at home. Simple energy efficiency steps taken over the last 10 years are helping the school save around 70 tonnes of CO2 a year. In 2008 an 11 kW wind turbine was installed to supply electricity along with a 30 kW solar thermal array to heat the swimming pool.