STUDENTS at Okehampton College have danced their way to a greener future, winning a national competition judged by members of dance troupe Diversity that has seen the school win a £150,000 energy makeover. The British Gas Generation Green Energy Performance 2014 saw students from six schools competing on a specially commissioned dance floor, which captures the energy created by students' dance steps and harvests it to generate electricity.  Okehampton College triumphed against Fulham Cross Girls' School in the national secondary category to win an energy makeover worth £150,000. In an incredibly generous gesture, the school gave £25,000 of the prize money to Fulham Cross to help support their own energy projects. Consultants from British Gas Generation Green will visit Okehampton College to consult with them over a new energy project. The school is planning to use the prize to install a second biomass heater to heat the older buildings on site. Teacher and the college's community energy manager, Keith Webber, said: 'Effectively, this new heater would allow us to heat up the old end of the school for free. This would free up more money for teaching and other things at the college. 'These energy projects mean that we will have achieved an 80% reduction in our gas usage, which is a really significant number. It makes a very substantial difference. 'The students are so happy to have won such an incredible prize for the school, and we're very proud of them. 'They've had an amazing day. The dance floor is a really interesting way to teach young people about sustainable energy, and dancing with Jordan and Perri has been great fun. 'We're looking forward to making the most of this wonderful prize.' Diversity dance stars Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely judged the competition, with the winning schools chosen based on the creativity of their routines and the amount of energy they produced. Ambassadors Perri and Jordan from Diversity said: 'We were really impressed with Okehampton College's funky style. They brought some electric moves to the floor and generated a lot of energy. 'It's been great to judge the Generation Green Energy Performance, using new technology like a dance floor that turns movement into electricity makes energy easier to understand, and much more exciting to learn about.' The energy achievements of the college have garnered widespread recognition. In January 2013, the college won the European prize in the Global High School category of the highly prestigious Zayed Future Energy Prize, which recognises and rewards innovation, impact, leadership and long term vision in renewable energy and sustainability. The $100,000 prize money from the Zayed Future Energy Prize and a grant from the EDF Energy Green Fund paid for the college's wind turbine on Ball Hill. Among the other innovative schemes in place at the school are a building management system used to control heating, a wood pellet boiler that saves the college £25,000 a year on heating bills, 3,000 low energy lights throughout the school, and 80 kilowatts of solar PV panels. Impressive savings have also been made by installing energy meters and dials to fine-tune the school's energy use. The Generation Green Energy Performance is yet another feather in the college's cap. Abi Robins, director of corporate responsibility programmes at British Gas, said: 'The aim of the Generation Green Energy Performance is to teach children about sustainability and inspire them to be curious about energy. 'We can't wait to see how Okehampton College transforms their school with the energy efficiency equipment.'