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Types
of Renewable Energy
There are effective renewable energy alternatives to fossil
fuels that
can meet your
energy requirements and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Renewables will
either never run out - like wind, the sun and flowing water - or are
continually replaceable - like waste products and crops. These can help
reduce our dependence on non-renewable sources like fossil
fuels.
Climate change concerns coupled with high oil prices and increasing
government support are driving increasing renewable energy legislation,
incentives and commercialisation.
European Union leaders reached an agreement in principle in March 2007
that 20 percent of their nations' energy should be produced from
renewable fuels by 2020, as part of its drive to cut emissions of
carbon dioxide, blamed in part for global warming
There
are grants available for renewables from the BERR Low Carbon Buildings Programme (link
opens a new window)
To be eligible to receive a low
carbon buildings grant you must use a certified installer and
a certified product.
Click
here for details of certified installers of the following
renewable energy technologies:
solar thermal, solar photovoltaics, wind turbines, small scale
hydro
turbines, ground source heat pumps, wood fuelled boilers and pellet
boilers.
Click
here to find out certified products for the following
technologies: solar
thermal, wind turbines,
small scale hydro turbines, ground source heat pumps, wood fuelled
boilers and pellet boilers.
Additional links
Online home energy check
Get a
personalised report on how to save up to
£300 a year and help tackle climate change
Do it online
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