What is renewable energy?
Renewable is energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed. Sunlight and wind, for example, are such sources that are constantly being replenished.
Renewable energy sources are plentiful and all around us.
Water Power:
Hydropower harnesses the energy of water moving from higher to lower elevations. It can be generated from resevoirs and rivers. Hydropower or waterpower is the cheapest energy source.
Solar Panels:
Solar panels absorb and use the energy from the sun to create new energy. They are placed everywhere such as on roofs as wells as on fields.
Wind Mills:
Wind mills use wind to create energy with their big wings. They have big turbines that allow us to take this wind and turn it into energy. It is a very clean way to get energy.
The Global Wind energy outlook projects that by 2030 wind energy will offset 2,5 billion tons per year of carbon.
