ANOTHER local school has joined the green revolution, after solar panels went up on the roof of Boasley Cross Community Primary School.

Twenty-four solar panels were installed in January, and the school has already saved around 150kg of CO2 — about the equivalent of the CO2 emitted as a result of one person traveling 750 miles in a car.

By generating its own electricity, the school is also able to make dramatic savings on its energy bills, and may even be able to make money by pumping the energy back into the National Grid.

The panels were installed by Exeter-based green energy firm NaturalWatt, who also installed an energy monitor in the school hallway, allowing pupils, parents, staff and visitors to see the amount of energy being produced at any given time.

The information from the display can also be seen in real time on the school's website at http://www.boasley">www.boasley cross.devon.sch.uk

Year 5 and 6 pupils have been learning about journalism, and wrote articles on the scheme.

Pupils on the school council said: 'We feel excited and happy that we're making energy that does not pollute the planet.

'We're helping the environment and saving money which is great.'

Pupils interviewed headteacher Alison Ewen, who told them: 'This is all thanks to a man called Keith Webber from Okehampton College, who came to visit our school and explained to myself and our governors what savings could be made and what grants could be applied for.'

Okehampton College has been leading the way in encouraging local schools to find ways of becoming more energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly.