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Renewable energy systems – Everything you need to know

With the rapid decrease in the supply of conventional energy sources such as those that come from fossil fuels, it has not been a wonder that more and more people are making use of renewable energy systems in order to keep up with their needs. These are types of energy systems that are harnessed from nature. This means that they are constantly replenished and has the possibility of never ever running out. These characteristics have made them even more desirable as compared to that of conventional energy sources.

As is said earlier, renewable energy systems get their energy from nature. The most common of these natural sources include the sun, water, wind, and geothermal. The current state of science and technology has even enabled man to harness energy from waste materials. This has led to a bigger supply of energy that will be able to accommodate the growing needs of the world in the years to come.

Since the Planning and Energy Act came into force in 2008, local authorities have the power to require that development proposals will meet ambitious energy performance standards. Firstly they can require that the energy performance of buildings is greater than that required by the building regulations. Furthermore the planning authority may require that a proportion of the energy that is used by the new development will be produced on the development site by using renewable sources. Many local authorities have now adopted policies that require that a certain percentage of the energy use of new development will be generated on the site using low or zero carbon technologies. A description of the selected mix of technologies and the rational behind them is laid down in an Energy Statement.

As with residential solar power systems, there are numerous pre-packaged marine systems that are out on the market. However, if you are looking to save some money (as off the shelf solar kits can run several thousands of dollars), are handy with tools (chances are if you own a boat you are pretty handy with tools), have a little bit of time, you can design and build your own marine solar power system.

Aside from the first two, renewable energy can also be derived from the wind through the use of wind farms. It uses the same principle found in hydroelectric dams to convert the wind energy to kinetic energy and then to electricity. Geothermal power is also a good form of renewable energy system. This, on the other hand, makes use of the heat from deep inside the earth to produce electricity. Various methods are used to do this like harnessing the steam that naturally comes out of fissures on the ground.

This is of course good news for a large number of developers. Although the capital cost will not be affected, at least during the operation of the building there will be a higher return on the investments made. For certain development projects this new mechanism can even mean that providing renewable energy as part of the development project may have a positive financial effect

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