Why would a cooperative energy supplier from the Black Forest in Southern Germany sue the European Commission for the building of a nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C? Our 2017 intern from Germany, Fridolin Dorwarth explains.
Joju have been nominated three times at this year’s Solar Power Portal Awards
Did you know that Prince was a solar energy philanthropist as well as an inspirational musician?
Our friends at Power Up North London developed a 19 kW solar PV project on the south facing roof of St. Anne’s church – this video shows how they did it!
Why solar is still the way to go
Joju’s Head of Engineering James Page makes a compelling case for why Solar is still a sound investment.READ MORE
Installing solar PV systems at schools around the UK is one of the things we are most proud of at Joju. It is immensly satisfying to bring solar energy in to the academic environment for children. As we know that not only do school solar PV systems generate huge savings for the school but they also act as a tangible learning tool for teachers to use to educate pupils on power, electricity, energy and most importantly of all how to tackle climate change. We have heard time and time again how pupils at schools, where we have installed solar PV, have benefitted in their learnings from having a solar PV array installed.
Over the last few years we have worked particularly closely with Solar Schools,which is run by 10:1o, a charity that brings people together to help tackle climate change. The Solar Schools project’s aim is to put clean energy in classrooms all over the country. Schools set a fundraising target for their very own solar roof, then everyone chips in to help make it happen.
It’s a chance for pupils, parents, local businesses, former students and everyone else to do something good for their school, their community, and the whole world.
What makes installing solar PV in schools most satisfying though is when the school itself is so proud to become a solar school.
Schools like Dulwich Primary School who have a direct link from their school website to the Joju Monitor of their array. Or Eleanor Palmer Primary School who feature infomation on their solar array in the Eco-section of their school website demonstrate this sense of achivement in becoming a solar school.
It is essential for schools to show climate leadership and educate children on the facts about energy and climate change so that future generations growing up understand the responsibilities they will face in the future. School science and geography education has changed substantially over the last few decades to incorporate the influence of man on the planet in to the core syllabus and using something as tangible as a solar PV system is an extremely powerful tool for teachers.
If you are a parent who is interested in solar PV for your child’s school or a teacher or governor interested for your own school then please do not hesitate to get in touch. As well as solar PV we also install other energy saving solutions for schools like LED lighting.
Come see Joju at stand H125B at Homes 2016 at Olympia, November 16th-17th
We recap on our fantastic three nominations for awards at this year’s Solar Power Portal Awards in Birmingham.
Joju’s Dr Chris Jardine will be speaking next week at Solar Energy UK at the NEC in Birmingham on ‘Selling Commercial and Residential Storage’
