| Currently, over 60 percent of Britain's electricity is | | | | proportion of our green energy. |
| sourced from coal or gas powered electricity plants. | | | | Hydro Power |
| These are non renewable as they are made from | | | | Water which runs at a speed, such as in a river or |
| valuable fossil fuels which take thousands of years to | | | | the tide of the sea, can be channelled by a water |
| form. By burning these, they also produce | | | | turbine and used to produce electricity. This method |
| greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide which are | | | | has been in use for over 100 years, and at the |
| the main cause of climate change. | | | | moment it is currently producing 1% of the UK's |
| The remaining electricity is produced by nuclear | | | | energy. |
| power stations, which can be dangerous as their | | | | In Iceland for example, there are hot rocks deep |
| waste products are highly radioactive. With the | | | | underground which can be used to produced |
| depletion of fossil fuels, environmentalists are | | | | Geothermal Energy. When the steam surfaces, it |
| extremely concerned that more nuclear power | | | | helps to operate steam turbines. On the other hand, |
| stations will be built, therefore the need for green | | | | water can be pumped into the Earth and heated by |
| energy resources is increasing. | | | | the rocks. This method is usually used to provide hot |
| We already have a variety of renewable energy | | | | water and heating. |
| sources that use natural creations present on the | | | | Biomass |
| Earth to create energy. Here are the main examples: | | | | Many farms across the country produce a large |
| Solar Power | | | | quantity of waste every year, and this can be used |
| Solar energy is sourced from light produced by the | | | | to fuel small power stations. Plants absorb carbon |
| sun, and then used to make electricity. It doesn't | | | | dioxide naturally, which is emitted into the |
| need to be a sunny day for this to work either, | | | | atmosphere upon combustion so it doesn't add to |
| sunlight is still there when it's cloudy. Semiconductor | | | | climate change. |
| technology is used to make this work, and is usually | | | | The public's interest in green electricity is constantly |
| integrated into the roofs of buildings. This energy is | | | | growing, and energy providers have been looking for |
| able to heat water directly, making it a greener | | | | ways to make their production more environmentally |
| alternative to coal, gas or nuclear. | | | | friendly, in order to meet their consumers |
| Wind Power | | | | expectations. They can do this via various means, |
| Wind energy is collected via the use of turbines or | | | | such as offsetting any carbon they do create, and |
| windmills, which are a very popular method around | | | | supporting or building green energy stations, such as |
| the UK, and you will often see these in areas of high | | | | a new wind farm or water turbine. They may also |
| altitude in rural locations, such as costal or | | | | aim to increase the percentage of their electricity |
| mountainous regions. It is very effective and is used | | | | they source from renewable resources. |
| internationally in order to source a fairly large | | | | |