A group of students at SOAS are going to start their own solar energy cooperative. And they need some support from you.
Solar SOAS � a society at SOAS Students� Union � are about to create the first ever student-led renewable energy cooperative in the UK.
They�re going to put 114 solar panels all over the roofs of university buildings, produce loads of clean energy, and generate about �2,000 profit a year. All of this cash will be used fund more sustainability projects at SOAS over the 20 year lifespan of the panels.
It�s an incredibly exciting model. They�ve been working hard for years, and now they�re ready to get installing at the end of September. But they need a bit more financial support.
We want to help them get the funding they need � and let the rest of the student movement share in this amazing achievement.
It�s hard to balance living in London with caring about climate change - it can feel like there aren�t many options to help beyond recycling, the odd protest, and signing online petitions� says Hannah Short, Solar SOAS co-founder.
�Solar SOAS is a rare opportunity to actually be part of a solution. It�s also been created and set up by students, all out of care and concern for the future of the planet. It�s a pretty special thing to be involved with�
SOAS was already the first London university to divest from fossil fuels, and now they�re set to become the first institution with its own student-led renewable cooperative.
This is exactly the sort of thing we want to see � moving money from dirty energy which pushes us deeper into climate crisis, and funding the sustainable solutions which will power the 21st century.
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