Last month, Britain celebrated its first ever working day since the Industrial Revolution without coal power. Instead, other sources such as gas, nuclear wind and solar were used to keep the country up and running.
The most recent carter report was published early last year (2016) by Lord Carter which identified the important and unwarranted variation in running costs of infection rates, sickness absence and prices paid for services and supplies. If action is taken to reduce these costs, the NHS could save billions of pounds each year, £5bn to be exact.
With the likes of Costa Rica and Cape Verde living on 100% renewable energy, many more nations want to follow in their footsteps. 43 of the world’s most disadvantaged countries have pledged to make this transition between 2030 and 2050.
Solar power generation is the process of transforming energy produced by sunlight into renewable electricity and is most commonly created through photovoltaics (PV) panels. PV panels use electrons in silicon cells to absorb photons of light from the sun which are then converted into electrical energy.
When we think of renewable energy wind farms and solar panels spring to mind, but what if we told you there were a number of unexpected sources of renewable energy? Scientists have recently discovered that everyday objects and even our footsteps can be effective sources of renewable energy. Can rubbish, bricks, and walking really help transition our world from its dependence on fossil fuels to making our own renewable energy?