Pioneering renewable energy for business and communities & more
Pioneering renewable energy for business and communities & more
Renewable technologies
An overview of the various renewable energy technologies to produce electricity, heat and fuels
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Renewable energy derives from the elements earth, air fire and water, as detailed here.
The most commonly used options are shown with a darker border below.
Elemental renewable technologies convert the energy from these elements directly to electricity or heat or both (CHP):
Source | Heat | CHP | Power | |
E A | Geothermal | |||
R T H | Ground heat | |||
A I | Air heat | |||
R | Wind | |||
F I R E | Sun | |||
Hydro (rivers) | ||||
W | Tidal range | |||
A T E | Tidal stream | |||
R | Water heat | |||
Waves |
Bioenergy technologies use the elements to grow biomass fuels, to be used for heat, combined heat & power or transport:
Source | Fuel | Heat | CHP | |
Growing energy crops | ||||
B I | Bio-fuel production and use | |||
O - E | Biomass combustion | |||
N E R | Gas capture: landfill, sewage | |||
G Y | Anaerobic digestion; microbial biogas | |||
Pyrolysis & other gasification technologies |
