Energy Sources

The need to find new types of renewable energy is urgent - as shown in articles on this site and elsewhere, oil reserves are running out, and...

New Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) rules in the UK spell good news for households generating their own solar or wind power. As well as saving on electricity...

When domestic solar panels first became available in the UK, many families were keen to “green” their homes and save on electricity....

Passive solar design is a technique that uses the heat of the sun to regulate a building's temperature without using other energy sources. It is one...

Solar panels are known to be effective in trapping and collecting the heat of the sun. In countries in the Middle East for example, you can see...

Lighting accounts for around 15% of the energy bill in most homes, and around 25% in commercial buildings. It is supplied by electrical power plants...

The debate about the use of fossil fuels has reached a heightened pitch, with environmental campaigners, scientists, politicians, representatives of...

Photovoltaics are cells made from glass and steel that convert light into electricity. Inside the core of the cell are components known as...

The term bio-energy means energy that comes from organic materials such as living plants. There is a lot of research into both the production and...

Wind generators are generating a lot of interest right now, due to a high street DIY chain offering the first small wind generator commonly available...