For as long as any of us can remember, we’ve plugged appliances into the power sockets in every wall of our home and electricity brings them to life. But where does it come from? Well, the majority of our energy is from fossil fuels like oil and gas, or nuclear power. In fact, in the UK currently 98% of our power comes from non-renewable sources.
Solar power is the technology of obtaining usable energy from the light of the Sun. Solar power is a virtually infinite source of clean energy and after you have recouped your initial setup costs this energy is then free - cutting your energy bills, increasing your self-sufficiency and helping you make your contribution to preserving our environment For all the advantages and disadvantages of solar power please click on the following link.
Proponents of clean energy have long seen the oceans as a great hope for the future. Ocean waves carry tremendous power, and could, in theory at least, provide much of the world's renewable energy sources. Press the link below for wave and tidal energy facts.
The UK has the best potential in Europe for generating power from wind. Wind energy is here to stay, we cannot afford to wait to do the right thing anymore, we need solutions to global warming problems now, and without doubt wind energy is one of these solutions.
Small hydropower is a renewable and clean energy option, used extensively in the past for shaft power, and in modern times for electricity generation. The position of Practical Action is that small hydro is one of the best decentralised options to supply energy.
