Freewatt goes to school with green cash
Lincolnshire-based renewable energies installation company Freewatt has developed an "eco-education package" for schoolchildren with funding from the Sustainable Construction iNet (iNet).
Using data from Solar Photovoltaic (PV) installations such as the project at Bardney Fire Station, Freewatt has created a product to educate children not only on PV in their school or local community, but also weather observations and reducing CO2.
Freewatt received £7,000 from iNet, which it matched with an additional £7,000 to work with Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln to develop the package.
Managing director Julian Patrick said: "As a growing company with restraints on funding and personnel, the iNet gave us the right amount of support to complete this project. Educating children on renewable energies is high on Freewatt’s agenda and we are pleased to have worked with Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln and the iNet in seeing this education package come to fulfilment."
iNet is funded by the East Midlands Development Agency and the European Regional Development Fund.
