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?
London is the capital of the UK and, therefore, is home to an enormous amount of people – nearly 9 million to be exact! This means many cars are on the road and a high amount of toxic fumes are being released into the environment. Just 5 days into 2017 London exceeded its annual air pollution limit, the figures are worrying and will increase throughout the year if renewable technology is not put into action.
Now winter is here, many homeowners are beginning to worry about the increase in heating bills. However, for this eco house in somerset, both the heating and electricity bills are wiped and National Grid even pays the owners for their excess electricity.
The RPC Group are a £2bn global engineering and design company specialising in non-packaging markets and polymer conversion packaging across the globe. The company construct sustainable replacements for plastics using polymers which are low carbon and recyclable in order to help the environment.
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) is the national academy of engineering in the UK, they unite the most skilled and successful engineers from across the engineering sectors for one sole purpose, to strengthen and promote the quality of engineering.
