Pupils in Perthshire will be the first in Scotland to test energy monitors which show how much electricity, gas and water their school is using. The devices have been installed in Kenmore, Longforgan, Stanley and the Royal School of Dunkeld primaries. The equipment also stores data which the schools will use to understand and reduce their energy consumption. Ewgeco, which stands for electricity, water, gas and ecological, monitors were invented by a local mother. Kenmore Primary School Headteacher Anne Burrell said: “The school is pleased to have been given the opportunity to work with the Ewgeco team.

“It has given the children an insight into the world of enterprise and innovation as they have followed the design process throughout the past year. “It fits with our eco-school aims and will support the children in the work they carry out related to the conservation of energy.  We also want to raise awareness among young people about the simple ways to avoid wasting energy.

Device designer Tanya Ewing has won an Inventor of the Year award for her creation. She said: “I am delighted that my local council is the first in Scotland to trial the Ewgeco monitors. “The aim of the equipment is to give people real-time information about their energy and water consumption that can be put to practical and educational use.”

Leader of the council Ian Miller added: “As a council we are committed to doing all we can to protect the environment in a number of ways – by recycling, using renewable energy in the form of biomass, and, as we are highlighting today, cutting our energy consumption wherever we can.

“We also want to raise awareness among young people about the simple ways to avoid wasting energy like switching off lights and electrical equipment when they are not needed, and making sure taps are turned off.”

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