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BBC News
6 days ago
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Bradford school among first to benefit from solar scheme
A school in Bradford is one of the first in the country to install solar panels as part of a national push to save energy at schools and Primary Academy, in the Barkerend area of the city, is expected to save up to £13,000 a year on energy costs as a result, with the money being re-invested into the work was paid for through a £180m fund administered by the government's new state-owned energy company Great British Energy (GBE).Energy Minister Michael Shanks said: "Solar panels on school rooftops mean energy bills are cut and money can be invested directly into improving young people's education while helping to tackle climate change for the next generation." Bradford Council granted planning permission for the installation of a 54.74kWp solar array on the roof of the school in is among 11 schools chosen for the first wave of the scheme, with the remaining schools due to be selected later this follows the government's announcement in March to award funding for schools and hospitals to install solar panels, the first major project for GBE. GBE chair Juergen Maier said: "Within two months we are seeing schools supported by our scheme having solar panels installed so they can start reaping the rewards of clean energy – opening up the opportunity for more money to be spent on our children rather than energy bills."At present only 20% of schools have solar panels installed, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Maier said estimates suggested that on average a typical school could save up to £25,000 per year if they had solar panels with complementary technologies installed such as batteries. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
14-05-2025
- BBC News
Bradford city centre mill blaze 'deliberate', fire service says
A fire that broke out at a derelict mill building in Bradford city centre was started deliberately, the fire service crews and an aerial appliance were called to the former Barkerend Mills site on Barkerend Road at about 12:00 BST on Monday, with one person rescued from the building. Firefighters used large jets, hose reels and breathing apparatus to tackle the fire, with the blaze extinguished by 17:30 the same afternoon. A spokesperson for the fire service said: "Our fire investigation team has established that the fire was started deliberately but investigations are continuing." The spokesperson added that a "deliberate" fire was different to suspected arson."Deliberate fires are those where the motive was suspected to be deliberate," they said."These include fires to an individual's own property or property of another owner, but not necessarily with the intention to deliberately damage or destroy property or endanger life." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
