Fact sheets

To give householders and community groups an overview of renewable energy technologies we have produced a series of fact sheets. These explain how the technologies work, provide information on installation costs and payback times and outline other useful sources of information. You can download a fact sheet here.

Introduction to renewable energy
Buying green electricity
Solar water heating
Solar PV
Ground source heat pumps
Small scale wind
Small scale hydro
Biomass

A more comprehensive overview of these technologies, how they work and how you can benefit from them is available from the My Home pages of the EST website. This section provides a comprehensive overview of how the technologies work and can help you decide which one is suitable for your household or community.