Energy from the Earth

SCCS took an important symbolic step towards a more sustainable future today when the geothermal piling for the ground source heat pumps began with the first borehole outside Music Room 2.  Eventually 60 boreholes, each a scarcely imaginable 150 metres deep, will be connected via a network of pipes to the new boilerhouse which will be constructed in what was the food technology room.  Students will have the chance to find out more about the green energy which will power the new school during Green Week in March - and there will be more on the Blog about it as the drilling progresses.

Next week the construction team will be busy in many areas of the school site, taking advantage of the half term break to make as much progress as they can when the school is (almost) empty.  Look out for a further update in two weeks' time, when there should be many changes to report in words and pictures.