Energy Sources

Heat pumps extract thermal energy from outside sources such as the air or the ground and use it to heat our buildings – and with some designs of...

If you’re looking to make some energy savings and reduce your carbon footprint, combined heat and power (CHP) is one approach you might want to...

Working together as a community to implement an energy project offers enormous benefits – to the participants every bit as much as the environment....

When it comes to community energy projects, owning your own stake in a major renewable scheme has got to be one of the biggest signals that any...

Growing willow for energy is nothing new for the UK – it’s has been done for very nearly the last 40 years – but with today’s mounting interest in...

For many people contemplating producing their own electricity supply by micro-generation, part of the attraction is the possibility of exporting...

Although the idea of using “heat pumps” may seem a little out of the ordinary, the technology is something with which we are all very familiar –...

Installing solar panels to heat water offers a relatively cheap way to benefit from solar power, with installations typically costing very...

Improvements in small power generating technology have begun to make hydro electric power look an increasingly attractive option for relatively...

Although solar photovoltaic electricity installations are not the cheapest option for renewable energy projects, they do have their own advantages,...

More than 95 per cent of off-grid renewable energy electricity supply systems use some form of lead-acid battery to store the power they generate –...

Power is one of those things we all tend to take for granted – and it’s not until you flick a light-switch during a power cut that you begin to...

Micro-generation is the production of heat and power by individuals or communities – typically by renewable energy – enabling them to meet their...

Wood burning stoves are enjoying a huge surge in popularity of late as more and more householders seek out eco-friendly heating options – and with...