Renewable Energy
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Title: Renewable Energy Word Count: 263 Summary: Powering everything with solar ener gy isn't possible just yet, since t he UK doesn't produce enough sunlig ht to do this. Keywords: Green Businesses organic social eth ics fair trade health renewable ene rgy eco babies ethical animal testi ng bio solar wind nuclear cars auto farm Article Body: Hi-tech ways to capture enough sunl ight per day every day to power eve rything in a home or business hasn' t been discovered yet. The current cost of solar panels can run into t housands of pounds, which would req uire the panels to produce electric ity for years without maintenance i n order to see a return on investme nt. Many people use solar panels, which can be placed on a side of a roof to attract sunlight during the day to heat a small number of rooms and water. Solar panels can be purchas ed at a number of locations through out the UK, as well as online. Pane ls do a great job of helping famili es and businesses to conserve energ y. Hopefully, solar panels will bec ome a part of daily life, in order to prevent the disappearance of nat ural resources and to maintain ener gy conservation. In the recent 2006 Budget announcement by Gorden Brow n, millions of pounds have been all ocated to helping homes and busines ses take advantage of renewable ene rgy and the benefits that it brings . This is a welcoming strategy by t he government. More and more homes are also attaching mini-wind turbin es to their homes to boost the elec tricity generated by solar panels, British Gas (Centrica) have recentl y been looking for volunteers to pi lot this with. Developing countries with sunny cli mates such as Africa are the perfec t place to take advantage of this r enewable energy especially in rural areas that are not connected to th e national grid for electricity. Th ere needs to be a commitment from t he G8 and other government around t he world in providing funds to achi eve this.
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