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Solar Schools

by Noel on May 10th, 2008

In New Zealand, seven schools would be using power honed from the sun. This is quite an important event because this means that the schools would not be depending on the grid for power. Aside from that, students would also be exposed to the fact that the sun’s power can be honed to benefit most residents. This is actually a project known as Schoolgen Programme and it is sponsored by Genesis Energy.

The very first school of the seven to get solar panels was the Vardon Primary School. After this school, the other six would follow and the rest is comprised of St. Peter Chanel Catholic School, Hamilton Girls’ High School, Forest Lake Primary School, Maeroa Intermediate School, Fairfield College, and St. Paul’s Collegiate School.

Richard Gordon is the public affairs manager for Genesis Energy and he mentioned, “There’s absolutely no cost to the school we’re paying for the installation of the panels and the hardware. It’s all about sustainability we’ve chosen schools because (with students) they have tomorrow’s generation.”

[Via Waikato Times]

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