It’s Time to Embrace Renewable Energy in Essex
Well-intentioned people can debate the speed with which our finite fossil fuel reserves are being drawn down, or the exact effects climate change will have on future generations. But there is no debating that fossil fuels are a finite resource that we are burning through at an alarming rate, or that the burning of those fossil fuels is having an ever-more severe impact on the world’s climate.
By embracing renewable energy in Essex, home and business owners can do their part to preserve what’s left of our irreplaceable fossil fuels for future generations and to reduce the amount of atmosphere-choking CO2 that is being released in their name.
Solar Power in Essex
Solar panels today are far more effective at converting sunlight to energy than those produced in the 1990s. They’re also less expensive, take up less space, are easier to install and last longer. That helps explain why solar panels can now be found atop millions of UK homes, including here in Essex.
Other reasons for their popularity include the fact that the government will subsidise their installation, at least partially. There are also numerous buyback schemes in place where homeowners can get paid for any excess solar power they return to the grid.
Renewable Energy Essex: Other Options
Wind power now accounts for an astonishing 25% of all electricity generated in the UK. That’s just one example of how effective alternative, renewable sources of energy can be integrated into our lives if we put our collective minds to it.
Another up and coming alternative renewable energy source is Ground Source Heat Pumps. With this kind of system heat from the earth itself is collected in pipes buried in the ground. That heat is then transported to the home or business where it is used to provide heat and hot water.
And let’s not forget Exhaust Air Source Heat Pumps that capture heat from waste air produced by various systems in a building. This exhaust air heat is then converted into energy and, as in the case of Ground Source Energy, it is used to heat rooms and provide hot water.
Renewables are here, they work, and they’re cost-effective.