Sustainable Energy

Renewable energy is anything that we can use to make electricity and heat without the use of fuels which are unsustainable. It is also important to ensure that this does not add to the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.  

The UK is committed to producing 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020 — this is equivalent to around 35% of its electricity.

We at Energycentric are proud to offer sustainable, renewable or green energy in the following forms:

 
 WIND POWER

In Britain, we have enough wind to power the country several times over. Wind is caused by sunlight unevenly heating the surface of the Earth. During the day, air over the land heats up more quickly than air over the water, making it expand and rise. As it does so, cooler, more dense air rushes in beneath it, creating an air current.

Turbines harness this energy by working like an old-fashioned windmill with rotor blades that face into the wind. When the blades are spinning, they drive a shaft that is connected to an electrical generator by a gearbox. Most wind turbines produce electricity when the wind is blowing at 10-30mph.

TIDAL ENERGY

The British coastline is 11,072 miles long and has some of the highest tidal ranges in the world. The tidal range in the Severn Estuary that creates the Severn Bore can be as much as 50 feet (15.4 metres), the second highest in the world.

HYDRO

Hydro energy is energy that is taken from water and converted to electricity. This can be obtained by using many methods of capture the most common of which is a hydroelectric dam, where water coming down through an area causes turbines to rotate and the energy is captured to run a generator

SOLAR
 
 Solar energy is used for generating electricity. This is accomplished with the use of solar cells. A solar cell is a semiconductor for converting light to an electric current. Because the electrical currents from solar cells are small, in order for enough energy to be converted, solar panels must be used. These are a series of large panels to collect a larger amount of light and you usually see them placed on rooftops or in fields. The light from the sun can also be converted to heat sources for buildings.

BIOMASS

The term Biomass most often refers to organic matter such as timber and crops grown specifically to be burnt to generate heat and power.
Biomass is sustainable and generally carbon neutral because the carbon released in the combustion process is offset by the carbon trapped in the organic matter by photosynthesis during its growth. To be truly carbon-neutral we need to make sustainable use of plants or trees as fuel, and replant them as we harvest them – so that the carbon is reabsorbed in a continuous and virtuous cycle.
As well as specifically grown crops, other agricultural by-products are also referred to as biomass, such as straw, grain husks, forest products, waste wood and animal wastes such as slurry and chicken litter.  
For further information and how this can help you please do not hesitate to contact us.