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Renewable Energy
Investing in Renewables
Setting up community schemes and other ways to support clean energy.
Green Electricity through the Grid
How to get renewable electricity supplied to your home.
Home Heating with Renewable Energy
How to keep warm without causing climate change.
Photovoltaic Solar Power
Advice on generating electricity with solar panels.
Solar Water Heating
Providing domestic hot water using the sun.
Domestic Wind Power
Is your home a good place to put a small wind turbine?
The Wood Fuelled Home
New technologies for clean and efficient wood-fired central heating.
Grid-Connected Renewable Energy
Generate your own power and sell it to the grid.
Ground Source Heating
Using a 'heat pump' to transfer heat from the earth to your home.
Micro Hydro Power
Do you have access to a fast-flowing river? Would it be suitable for a small water turbine? Read on to find out.
Biogas
Information about the 'digestion' of organic matter (such as agricultural and food wastes) to produce biogas.
Electricity for off-grid homes from wind, solar or hydro power
Renewable energy systems are often a very cost-effective way to power homes away from the national grid.
Community Wind Turbine
A look at the Bro Dyfi Community Wind Turbine, in the hills above CAT.
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