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Find out more about different types of renewable energy in our short videos. On the next page, we have a guide to show how different technologies look.
Solar panels:
Ground mounted solar panels, also know as a solar farm, looks like this:
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Roof mounted solar panels look like this:
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Wind turbines
Wind turbines can be different sizes and the height of the turbine will affect how much electricity it can produce. Larger turbines have a greater visual impact, but also substantially greater output than smaller turbines. An 80 meter (3 megawatt) turbine would typically generate 270 times as much electricity as a 15 meter tall (10 kilowatt) turbine.
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Micro hydro power
Dependent on a reliable flow of water and a fall of water to generate the momentum to spin a turbine. This image shows a weir where turbines could be installed to generate electricity from the falling water.
Photo credit: Bristol Energy Cooperative
Energy battery storage
Anaerobic digestion
Generated heat by breaking down biodegradable material (typically a mix of farm slurry, factory waste and food waste) to produce biogas, which can be used to generate electricity and/or heat. Dependent on finding a suitable site for the industrial plant (often on a farm) and obtaining sufficient food and agricultural waste to feed it.
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