This article will explain how Ground Source and Air Source Heat Pumps (GSHP and ASHP) work technically and how they can provide heating for your house, advantages and disadvantages, as well as the Renewable Heat Incentive that will be available … Continue reading →

The word ‘Geothermal’ comes from the Greek ‘Geo’ meaning Earth, and ‘Thermos’ meaning heat. Within the Earth’s crust, thermal activity is maintained by radioactive decay. This is why it is defined as a source of Renewable Energy. There are two … Continue reading →

This article aims to give the reader an understanding of tidal and wave power. Tidal power schemes are mainly built around coastal areas and estuaries, thus working with the tidal phenomenon. Wave power is used in the open sea, but … Continue reading →

Demanding targets have been set by the EU Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC) in order to reduce the amount of biodegradable waste being sent to landfill. These targets are: by 2010, to reduce the amount of landfilled biodegradable municipal waste to 75% … Continue reading →

This article aims to give the reader an understanding into two areas of hydropower; large scale Hydroelectricity and micro scale Hydro Schemes. Unlike most of the other renewable forms of energy, hydropower has been a form of energy generation throughout … Continue reading →

An often-overlooked renewable energy source within the domestic and SME market is hydro electricity. When we think of this form of energy, visions of massive concrete dams spanning wide rocky gorges often spring to mind. However, the small-scale systems that … Continue reading →

For many years, and what is likely to be many more years to come, mankind has relied heavily on the burning of non-renewable fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas in order to produce energy. This well established, worldwide … Continue reading →

Hydropower is all about harnessing energy from water. It is a renewable source of energy as the water is continually replenished by precipitation through the water cycle. Sometimes, energy from water may come naturally through the flow of a river … Continue reading →

What is tidal power? Tidal power has nothing to do with waves or wave power.  Tidal power relies on the power of the incoming and outgoing tide to turn turbines, which produces electricity.  Tidal power is a renewable and clean … Continue reading →

Wind is a natural resource that we can use to harness energy. For thousands of years we have used wind to provide us with motive power as in the case of ships. Through time and the industrial revolution we began … Continue reading →