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Generate your own energy

Renewable energy technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, and biomass heaters are becoming increasingly popular.

These are effective alternatives to fossil fuels and will help you to meet your own energy requirements and reduce your home's carbon dioxide emissions.

Sell your own energy

Did you know you could be making money from the electricity generated by your renewable technology installation?

Home energy generation - what suits your home?

Use our tool to help identify which technology might be suitable to generate heat or electricity for your home.

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Solar PV

Solar PV (photovoltaic) uses energy from the sun to create electricity to run appliances and lighting. PV requires only daylight, not direct sunlight to generate electricity and so can still generate some power on a cloudy day.