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Renewable Energy

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Renewable Energy Knowledge

Renewable power is booming, as innovation brings down costs and starts to deliver on the promise of a clean energy future. Solar and wind generation are breaking records and being integrated into the national electricity grid without compromising reliability.

This means that renewables are increasingly displacing “dirty” fossil fuels in the power sector, offering the benefit of lower emissions of carbon and other types of pollution

wind energy

Learn more about the wind industry here, from how a wind turbine works, to the new and exciting research in the field of wind energy.

Water energy

Hydropower is energy in moving water. People have a long history of using the force of water flowing in streams and rivers to produce mechanical energy.

Solar energy

Solar technologies convert sunlight into electrical energy either through photovoltaic (PV) panels or through mirrors that concentrate solar radiation.

Geothermal energy

Geothermal energy is all energy stored in the form of heat beneath the surface of the solid earth.

Renewable Energy

Types of renewable energy sources

Humans have been harnessing solar energy for thousands of years—to grow crops, stay warm, and dry foods. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, “more energy from the sun falls on the earth in one hour than is used by everyone in the world in one year

What is renewable energy?

Renewable energy, often referred to as clean energy, comes from natural sources or processes that are constantly replenished. For example, sunlight and wind keep shining and blowing, even if their availability depends on time and weather.

Mohsen Amoon

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While renewable energy is often thought of as a new technology, harnessing nature’s power has long been used for heating, transportation, lighting, and more. Wind has powered boats to sail the seas and windmills to grind grain. The sun has provided warmth during the day and helped kindle fires to last into the evening. But over the past 500 years or so, humans increasingly turned to cheaper, dirtier energy sources, such as coal and fracked gas.

Mohsen Amoon

Leader