The turbine takes pride of place at Collydean Primary School

It is the first move of its kind north of the border and Deputy Enterprise Minister Lewis Macdonald was present to see the structure go up.

The revolutionary swift turbine is now pride of place at Collydean Primary School in Glenrothes, Fife.

Plans are afoot to install the environmentally-friendly energy makers at five other Fife primaries.

If successful the schools pilot scheme could be rolled out to include houses and other buildings across Scotland.

The trial is a joint initiative funded by the Scottish Executive through the Scottish Community and Household Renewables Initiative, Renewable Devices, Scottish Power and Fife Council.

This could have far reaching implications for the way we use green energy across Scotland Lewis Macdonald Deputy Enterprise Minister

Mr Macdonald said: "This is an exciting development and I'm delighted that a leading edge Scottish company is at the forefront of this research and development.

"This is a great example of Scottish innovation at its best and, if the Fife pilot is successful, there is the potential for Green jobs for Scotland.

"These small turbines can be installed on roofs in urban or rural environments and directly power the building with no need to feed into the grid.

"This could have far reaching implications for the way we use green energy across Scotland.

"I'm also pleased that children at the schools involved are so enthusiastic about the project and I am impressed with their level of knowledge of and support for renewable energy."