Renewable Energy

							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.