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Renewable Energy

Great Wall of China 20/02/2015

China’s biggest project since the construction of the Great Wall: A Success or failure?

At 1.3 miles wide, 600 ft high and boasting a reservoir that stretches over 405 square miles the Three Gorges Dam is not only the biggest hydroelectric dam in China, but also the world, the Three Gorges dam currently stands at five times larger than the Hoover Dam. The 32 turbines in 2014 produced a record 98.8 billion Kilowatt hours of electricity. This is equivalent to burning 49 million tons of coal, preventing almost 100 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. On paper, the dam sounds a resounding success, but... Read More

13/01/2015

5 benefits of using LED lights

Everyone tells us that light emitting diodes (LEDs) are better than standard lighting – but what’s the reasoning behind it? To answer this question, we’ve picked out our top five benefits of using LED lights over traditional bulbs. 1. Efficiency The major benefit of using LED lights instead of traditional lighting is that they are far more efficient. This statistic will give you an idea: LED lights run at 80% efficiency. This means that 80% of the electricity produced is converted in light, whilst 20% is lost as heat, etc.... Read More

electric power plant 20/08/2014

Electricity From Renewable Sources

August 20, 2013 For thousands of years, technology has been deployed to take advantage of the force of nature, think of the sails on ships for example. As the world’s need for energy increased and we realised that fossil fuel supplies wouldn’t last forever, engineers began to look at nature as a power source. Today we are well on our way to meeting the challenge of renewable energy. So how is the world today facing up to its renewable energy responsibilities? Today we investigate Hydro Electricity. Hydroelectric power, using the... Read More

picture of solar panels 05/06/2014

Top 5 Ways To Use Solar Power In The Home

June 5, 2014 Solar power has become part of our everyday lives, with wind turbines and solar panels widely used across the UK as an alternative form of generating energy. We all have to play our part in reducing the world’s carbon footprint by keeping the energy we use to a minimum. Here we take a look at the top 5 ways to use solar power in the home, from practical money saving solutions to fun quirky gadgets.  5. Solar Panels Installing solar panels in your home is an easy... Read More

picture of solar panels 27/09/2013

Installing Solar Panels In Your Home

September 27, 2013 Solar panels are becoming increasingly popular for home use as they are a way of generating electricity for free and can essentially save you money. How Solar Panels Work The way solar panels work is that they use sunlight to generate electricity by capturing the suns energy with special cells called photovoltaic cells. One common misconception of solar panels is that they need direct sunlight in order to generate electricity, but this is not the case. Even on a cloudy day solar panels are capable of harnessing... Read More

picture of wind turbines 02/09/2013

Renewable Energy: Wind Turbines & Wind Farms

September 2, 2013 Windmills have been used over 100’s of years to provide energy for pumping water or grinding grain, as technology has evolved, its only right that windmills evolve too. Today, windmills have an exciting modern counterpart, the wind turbine- a renewable source of electrical energy. Wind farms made up of wind turbines are popping up all around the UK and have been coined as the world’s fastest growing renewable energy source Wind turbines are mounted on a tower to work most effectively, the higher a wind turbine is... Read More