Solar panels fuel new eco school

A new eco-school opened in East Lothian last week.
Environmentally friendly Windygoul Primary in Tranent, cost £7.3 million to construct and is designed to minimise energy use.

It is equipped with solar panels to heat water and electricity and pupils are able to monitor the amount of energy generated by looking at special control panels.
The school also has a living green roof and allows for natural ventilation.

Windygoul Primary School was opened by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, and has 100 nursery places and 392 places for children from primaries one to seven.