Why do we need Renewable Energy?
In little more than 100 years humanity has burned a large percentage of the oil, gas and coal reserves that took so many millions of years to form. The resulting carbon imbalance is at the heart of our modern predicament. The continued consumption of these fossil fuels is increasing the concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere resulting in climate change.
We have known for a long time that oil and gas supplies are finite and that demand will rapidly outstrip supply over the next few decades. As a result; oil, gas and associated electricity generation prices are on an irreversible upward trend and political pressures between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ are likely to become more obvious.
As such, the increasing use of fossil fuels poses us several major problems; global warming, rapidly rising costs and strategic concerns regarding security of fuel supply.
Renewable Energy (RE) as the name suggests, will not run out. RE technologies utilising the sun, wind, waves, tides and rivers do not produce CO2. Biofuels such as wood liberate only as much CO2 when burned as they take-up from the atmosphere while they grow. In short, by taking up RE alternatives the trend of rising CO2 can be managed and, in time, reduced.
By incorporating RE technologies into your business or home you will reduce CO2 emissions and running costs compared to oil and gas. Because RE is produced on-site, this leads to increased independence and security of supply and greater energy price stability.
Carbon Zero Consulting can analyse your heating, cooling and energy demand and provide you with design options that consider the renewable energy resource potential for your site. The impact of the Climate Change Bill will soon be felt with Feed-in Tariffs being paid to generators of renewable heat and power. Now is the time to to consider your future energy needs..
