paris st germain coach laurent blanc accepts his side face an almost impossible mission trying to turn around their champions league quarter-final against barcelona at the camp nou on tuesday . they were built to slash a college 's carbon emissions and save them tens of thousands of pounds in energy bills . the ligue 1 champions were swept aside in their own stadium last week by a dominant barca led by a lethal luis suarez who grabbed a brace in the 3-1 defeat . they have zlatan ibrahimovic and marco verratti back from suspension for the second leg but thiago silva joins thiago motta among the injured and david luiz is also a fitness doubt . zlatan ibrahimovic will be available again when psg meet barcelona on tuesday , after missing the first leg . but some people must have been left wondering if the new ` solar meadow ' will live up to its billing as it opened today under grey and rainy skies . the site at the midlothian campus of edinburgh college in dalkeith is scotland 's first solar meadow and one of the most northerly locations for the green technology in europe . staff and the local msp stroll around the site under the cloudy skies and hold umbrellas to ward off the rain . the 2,500 solar panels are expected to cut the college 's carbon emissions by 300,000 kg a year . the five-acre site cost # 1.2 million to build and was designed by sse energy solutions . it promises to decrease the college 's carbon emissions by 300,000 kg a year and meet all the campus ' electricity demands . but dignitaries who turned out for the grand opening had to walk through the rain with not a beam of sunlight in sight . dressed in bright hi-viz jackets , the group including local msp colin beattie , staff , students and business leaders , were pictured holding umbrellas aloft as they inspected the site . backers of the project also hope it will become a local attraction . wildflowers and various grasses are to be planted in the meadow to increase the site 's biodiversity . professor steve tinsley , vice-principal of edinburgh college , who is leading the project , said : ` we believe the solar meadow also looks . great and will become a significant attraction for local people as well . the psg players train on the nou camp pitch , ahead of a task their manager called ` practically impossible ' as visitors to the capital . ` it . is also fantastic that the project has enabled the college to engage . ` we have to think that we have to score and i am sure that we will but we have only a small chance to go through , ' blanc told a news conference in barcelona on monday . ` we can not afford to concede goals and this here is practically impossible . ' ` all the teams that play here in europe concede at least one . they -lrb- barca -rrb- have attacking players with incredible talent , ' blanc added . marco verratti will also be fit having missed the defeat to barcelona in the first leg in paris . blanc was pessimistic about his side 's chances , but says they must play as if they have nothing to lose . he said that whatever fate awaits his team he will not make excuses about players missing . ` those who are not here were not fit for the game and i wish i could have had them but it is not possible and it is no point feeling sorry about it , ' said blanc . ` we have to show that we want to win , show that we are capable of doing it and give a better account of ourselves than in the first match . ' blanc has demanded that his psg side give a better account of themselves than they showed in the first leg . two goals from luis suarez have put the french champions in a commanding position at the half-way stage . with schools and local community groups to develop their own renewable . ibrahimovic , currently serving a ban domestically for abusive comments to a referee , returns to the club where he played during the 2009-10 season and coach blanc hopes it will give him a lift . ` ibra likes these these kinds of games when there is nothing to lose , ' he said . ` he will help us and i am looking forward to seeing him play . ` he is very important for us and is training hard each day . he is in good form . ' energy projects . ` it really is giving something back to the local . community in more ways than one . ' student beatrice athanasiou walks through the site that backers hope will become a local attraction . the solar meadow , which can still generate energy under in overcast conditions , will also be used as a teaching facility for students . the creation of solar farms around the world has used so much fossil fuel that they will not contribute any ` real ' energy until 2020 , a study found . the stanford university research found the panels have only just begun to surpass the amount of energy ploughed into creating the installations . the energy used to produce solar panels is intense . the initial step in producing the silicon at the heart of most panels is to melt silica rock at 3,000 degrees fahrenheit using electricity , commonly from coal-fired power plants . there is also an energy cost in shipping and installing the panels . however , because of technological advances , the solar power industry is poised to pay off its debt of energy as early as 2015 and no later than 2020 . it will act as an outdoor classroom for engineering students as the performance of the panels and environmental conditions are monitored . ' -lsb- the solar meadow -rsb- will help not only to provide the next generation of engineers with essential skills , but also allow the college to become less reliant on fossil fuel energy , ' said prof tinsley . the meadow will also be used as a research centre where the interaction between biodiversity and solar technology is analysed , including the effect of environmental conditions on the output from the solar panels such as weather and pollen . a research assistant from edinburgh napier university will join the team of staff and students from edinburgh college to collect and analyse the data . the students are also excited with the development of the meadow . alana beaton , 23 , from inverness , is studying nc intermediate electrical engineering , said : ` i 'm really interested in renewable energy and i 'm excited that edinburgh college is leading the way with the solar meadow . ` i 'm really looking forward to using the solar meadow as part of my course . ' i think it will further my interests within solar energy technologies and modern engineering in scotland . ' richard chandler , sse 's head of green deal and energy solutions , said : ` the solar meadow will not only generate around 560,000 kwhrs every year , enough energy to power 170 homes , but is also a fine example of how industry and education can work well together . ` this project will bring benefits to the college , its students and the wider community as well as further strengthening scotland 's renewable energy resources . ' electrical engineering student jamie thorurn sits in the rain as scotland 's first ever solar meadow opens .
the site in dalkieth contains 2,500 solar panels built for # 1.2 million . solar meadow is one of most northerly sites to use the green technology . edinburgh college is expected to save tens of thousands in energy bills . staff and students needed umbrellas as solar farm opened in the rain .
it promises to decrease the college 's carbon emissions by 300,000 kg a year and meet all the campus ' electricity demands . but dignitaries who turned out for the grand opening had to walk through the rain with not a beam of sunlight in sight . dressed in bright hi-viz jackets , the group including local msp colin beattie , staff , students and business leaders , were pictured holding umbrellas aloft as they inspected the site . backers of the project also hope it will become a local attraction . wildflowers and various grasses are to be planted in the meadow to increase the site 's biodiversity . professor steve tinsley , vice-principal of edinburgh college , who is leading the project , said : ` we believe the solar meadow also looks . great and will become a significant attraction for local people as well . the psg players train on the nou camp pitch , ahead of a task their manager called ` practically impossible ' as visitors to the capital . ` it . is also fantastic that the project has enabled the college to engage . ` we have to think that we have to score and i am sure that we will but we have only a small chance to go through , ' blanc told a news conference in barcelona on monday . ` we can not afford to concede goals and this here is practically impossible . ' ` all the teams that play here in europe . ` he will help us and i am looking forward to seeing him play . ` he is very important for us and is training hard each day . he is in good form . ' energy projects . ` it really is giving something back to the local . community in more ways than one . ' student beatrice athanasiou walks through the site that backers hope will become a local attraction . the solar meadow , which can still generate energy under in overcast conditions , will also be used as a teaching facility for students . the creation of solar farms around the world has used so much fossil fuel that they will not contribute any ` real ' energy until 2020 , a study found . the stanford university research found the panels have only just begun to surpass the amount of energy ploughed into creating the installations . the energy used to produce solar panels is intense . the initial step in producing the silicon at the heart of most panels is to melt silica rock at 3,000 degrees fahrenheit using electricity , commonly from coal-fired power plants . there is also an energy cost in shipping and installing the panels . however , because of technological advances , the solar power industry is poised to pay off its debt of energy as early as 2015 and no later than 2020 . it will act as an outdoor classroom for engineering students as the performance of the panels and environmental conditions are monitored . ' -lsb- the solar meadow -rsb- will help not only to provide the next generation of engineers with essential skills , but also allow the college to become less reliant on fossil fuel energy , ' said prof tinsley . the meadow will also be used as a research centre where the interaction between biodiversity and solar technology is analysed , including the effect of environmental conditions on the output from the solar panels such as weather and pollen . a research assistant from edinburgh napier university will join the team of staff and students from edinburgh college to collect and analyse the data . the students are also excited with the development of the meadow . alana beaton , 23 , from inverness , is studying nc intermediate electrical engineering , said : ` i 'm really interested in renewable energy and i 'm excited that edinburgh college is leading the way with the solar meadow . ` i 'm really looking forward to using the solar meadow as part of my course . ' i think it will further my interests within solar energy technologies and modern engineering in scotland . ' richard chandler , sse 's head of green deal and energy solutions , said : ` the solar meadow will not only generate around 560,000 kwhrs every year , enough energy to power 170 homes , but is also a fine example of how industry and education can work well together . ` this project will bring benefits to the college , its students and the wider community as well as further strengthening scotland 's renewable energy resources . ' electrical engineering student jamie thorurn sits in the rain as scotland 's first ever solar meadow opens .
tuesday , after missing the first leg . but some people must have been left wondering if the new ` solar meadow ' will live up to its billing as it opened today under grey and rainy skies . the site at the midlothian campus of edinburgh college in dalkeith is scotland 's first solar meadow and one of the most northerly locations for the green technology in europe . staff and the local msp stroll around the site under the cloudy skies and hold umbrellas to ward off the rain . the 2,500 solar panels are expected to cut the college 's carbon emissions by 300,000 kg a year . the five-acre site cost # 1.2 million to build and was designed by sse energy solutions . it promises to decrease the college 's carbon emissions by 300,000 kg a year and meet all the campus ' electricity demands . but dignitaries who turned out for the grand opening had to walk through the rain with not a beam of sunlight in sight . dressed in bright hi-viz jackets , the group including local msp colin beattie , staff , students and business leaders , were pictured holding umbrellas aloft as they inspected the site . backers of the project also hope it will become a local attraction . wildflowers and various grasses are to be planted in the meadow to increase the site 's biodiversity . professor steve tinsley , vice-principal of edinburgh college , who is leading the project , said : ` we believe the solar meadow also looks . great and will become a significant attraction for local people as well . the psg players train on the nou camp pitch , ahead of a task their manager called ` practically impossible ' as visitors to the capital . ` it . is also fantastic that the project has enabled the college to engage . ` we have to think that we have to score and i am sure that we will but we have only a small chance to go through , ' blanc told a news conference in barcelona on monday . ` we can not afford to concede goals and this here is practically impossible . ' ` all the teams that play here in europe . ` he will help us and i am looking forward to seeing him play . ` he is very important for us and is training hard each day . he is in good form . ' energy projects . ` it really is giving something back to the local . community in more ways than one . ' student beatrice athanasiou walks through the site that backers hope will become a local attraction . the solar meadow , which can still generate energy under in overcast conditions , will also be used as a teaching facility for students . the creation of solar farms around the world has used so much fossil fuel that they will not contribute any ` real ' energy until 2020 , a study found . the stanford university research found the panels have only just begun to surpass the amount of energy ploughed into creating the installations . the energy used to produce solar panels is intense . the initial step in producing the silicon at the heart of most panels is to melt silica rock at 3,000 degrees fahrenheit using electricity , commonly from coal-fired power plants . there is also an energy cost in shipping and installing the panels . however , because of technological advances , the solar power industry is poised to pay off its debt of energy as early as 2015 and no later than 2020 . it will act as an outdoor classroom for engineering students as the performance of the panels and environmental conditions are monitored . ' -lsb- the solar meadow -rsb- will help not only to provide the next generation of engineers with essential skills , but also allow the college to become less reliant on fossil fuel energy , ' said prof tinsley . the meadow will also be used as a research centre where the interaction between biodiversity and solar technology is analysed , including the effect of environmental conditions on the output from the solar panels such as weather and pollen . a research assistant from edinburgh napier university will join the team of staff and students from edinburgh college to collect and analyse the data . the students are also excited with the development of the meadow . alana beaton , 23 , from inverness , is studying nc intermediate electrical engineering , said : ` i 'm really interested in renewable energy and i 'm excited that edinburgh college is leading the way with the solar meadow . ` i 'm really looking forward to using the solar meadow as part of my course . ' i think it will further my interests within solar energy technologies and modern engineering in scotland . ' richard chandler , sse 's head of green deal and energy solutions , said : ` the solar meadow will not only generate around 560,000 kwhrs every year , enough energy to power 170 homes , but is also a fine example of how industry and education can work well together . ` this project will bring benefits to the college , its students and the wider community as well as further strengthening scotland 's renewable energy resources . ' electrical engineering student jamie thorurn sits in the rain as scotland 's first ever solar meadow opens .
paris st germain coach laurent blanc accepts his side face an almost impossible mission trying turn around their champions league quarter against barcelona the camp nou on. they built slash a college 's carbon emissions save them pounds. the ligue 1 champions were swept aside their own stadium last a dominant barca led a lethal luis suarez who grabbed. they zlatan ibrahimovic marco verratti back from suspension but thiago silva joins thiago motta among the injured and david luiz also a fitness doubt. zlatan ibrahimovic will available again when psg meet barcelona tuesday, after. but some people must left wondering the new ` solar meadow will live it opened today under grey and rainy skies. the site at the midlothian campus edinburgh college dalkeith is scotland 's first solar meadow and one the green technology europe. staff and the local msp stroll around under the cloudy skies hold ward. the 2,500 solar panels are expected cut the college 's carbon emissions 300,000 kg. the five-acre site cost # 1.2 designed sse energy solutions. it promises decrease the college 's carbon emissions 300,000 kg meet all the campus ' electricity demands. but dignitaries who turned had walk with not a beam. dressed bright hi-viz jackets, the group including local msp colin beattie staff students business leaders, were pictured holding aloft inspected. backers of also hope it become a local attraction. wildflowers and various grasses are to planted the meadow increase the site 's biodiversity. professor steve tinsley, vice edinburgh college who leading, : ` we believe the solar meadow also looks. great and will become a significant attraction local people as. the psg players train the nou camp pitch, ahead a task their manager called ` practically impossible ' as visitors. ` it. is also fantastic that the project enabled the college engage. ` we think score and i but only a small chance go, ' blanc told a news conference barcelona monday. ` we can not afford concede goals this here practically. ' ` all the teams here europe concede at. they -lrb- barca have attacking players with incredible talent, ' blanc added. marco verratti will also fit having missed the defeat barcelona in paris. blanc was pessimistic his side 's chances, says must play as nothing. he said whatever fate awaits his team he make about players missing. ` those here were fit i wish had it no point feeling about, ' said blanc. ` we show want win, show capable give a better account in. ' blanc has demanded his psg side give a better account themselves showed. two goals luis suarez have put the french champions. with schools develop their own renewable. ibrahimovic, currently serving domestically abusive comments returns where during the 2009-10 season and coach blanc hopes it give a lift. ` ibra likes these these kinds games when there nothing lose, ' he. ` he will help and i looking play. ` he is very important is training hard each. he is in good form. 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' -lsb- the solar meadow -rsb- will help not provide the next generation engineers essential skills, allow the college become less, ' said prof tinsley the meadow will also used a research centre where the interaction biodiversity and solar technology analysed, including environmental conditions the output from such weather pollen a research assistant from edinburgh napier university will join staff edinburgh college collect. the students also excited with the meadow. alana beaton, 23, from inverness is studying nc intermediate electrical engineering said : ` i 'm really renewable energy i ' excited that edinburgh college leading the solar meadow. ` i 'm really looking using the solar meadow part my course. ' i think will further my interests within solar energy technologies modern engineering in scotland. ' richard chandler, sse 's head green deal and energy solutions said : ` the solar meadow will not generate around 560,000 kwhrs every enough energy 170 homes is a fine example industry education well. ` this project bring benefits the college, as further strengthening scotland 's renewable energy resources. ' electrical engineering student jamie thorurn sits the rain scotland 's first ever solar meadow opens.
. ` he will help us and i am looking forward to seeing him play . ` he is very important for us and is training hard each day . he is in good form . ' energy projects . ` it really is giving something back to the local . community in more ways than one . ' student beatrice athanasiou walks through the site that backers hope will become a local attraction . the solar meadow , which can still generate energy under in overcast conditions , will also be used as a teaching facility for students . the creation of solar farms around the world has used so much fossil fuel that they will not contribute any ` real ' energy until 2020 , a study found . the stanford university research found the panels have only just begun to surpass the amount of energy ploughed into creating the installations . the energy used to produce solar panels is intense . the initial step in producing the silicon at the heart of most panels is to melt silica rock at 3,000 degrees fahrenheit using electricity , commonly from coal-fired power plants . there is also an energy cost in shipping and installing the panels . however , because of technological advances , the solar power industry is poised to pay off its debt of energy as early as 2015 and no later than 2020 . it will act as an outdoor classroom for engineering students as the performance of the panels and environmental conditions are monitored . ' -lsb- the solar meadow -rsb- will help not only to provide the next generation of engineers with essential skills , but also allow the college to become less reliant on fossil fuel energy , ' said prof tinsley . the meadow will also be used as a research centre where the interaction between biodiversity and solar technology is analysed , including the effect of environmental conditions on the output from the solar panels such as weather and pollen . a research assistant from edinburgh napier university will join the team of staff and students from edinburgh college to collect and analyse the data . the students are also excited with the development of the meadow . alana beaton , 23 , from inverness , is studying nc intermediate electrical engineering , said : ` i 'm really interested in renewable energy and i 'm excited that edinburgh college is leading the way with the solar meadow . ` i 'm really looking forward to using the solar meadow as part of my course . ' i think it will further my interests within solar energy technologies and modern engineering in scotland . ' richard chandler , sse 's head of green deal and energy solutions , said : ` the solar meadow will not only generate around 560,000 kwhrs every year , enough energy to power 170 homes , but is also a fine example of how industry and education can work well together . ` this project will bring benefits to the college , its students and the wider community as well as further strengthening scotland 's renewable energy resources . ' electrical engineering student jamie thorurn sits in the rain as scotland 's first ever solar meadow opens .
 The text discusses the importance of solar energy and its potential to provide clean and sustainable power. It highlights the benefits of using solar panels, including reducing carbon emissions, creating jobs, and improving air quality. Additionally, it mentions the role of students in promoting sustainability and the need for education and awareness about renewable energy sources.