£110m eco boost for schools
Schools will install wind turbines and solar power systems in a multi-million pound drive to reduce carbon emissions.
Schools Secretary Ed Balls wants all new school buildings to be zero carbon by 2016.
In a statement to MPs, he announced the details of about 200 energy-saving projects that will cost about £110 million over the next three years.
Mr Balls said: "We are taking action now to reduce carbon emissions in new school buildings while we work towards the zero carbon goal."
A typical secondary school will receive about £500,000 under the scheme to reduce carbon emissions in new school buildings.
Projects will focus on making buildings more energy efficient and using renewable energy sources.
Efficiency measures could include using low-power computers, energy-saving lighting, and better insulation.
Renewable energy sources could include biomass-fuelled boilers - usually using wood - and large wind turbines.
Solar energy could be harnessed to heat water and provide electricity.
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