What is renewable energy & microgeneration?
It’s really quite simple...
Renewable energy is derived from inexhaustible energy sources such as the sun, wind, water and plant material.
Using renewable energy reduces our dependency on energy sources that contribute to climate change; it can also save you money by reducing your energy consumption.
Microgeneration is the harnessing of renewable energy locally to generate useful heat or electricity. There are a number of microgeneration technologies available including Wind Turbines, Solar Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal.
Others include:
- Heat Pumps; they extract the earth’s natural heat from the air, water or ground.
- Small-scale hydro; this system converts potential energy into the kinetic energy needed to turn a turbine in order to produce electricity.
- Biomass; this system uses organic matter instead of fossil fuels to produce energy.