Low and zero carbon technologies are technologies that utilise renewable energy sources, generating energy from resources that will not run out. These technologies are referred to as low and zero carbon because they produce low amounts or carbon, or in some cases none at all.
Low and zero carbon technologies can make use of many different resources, including the Sun, wind, running water and the heat of the earth.
Biomass
Biomass is biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms. Biomass energy is often used to mean plant based material, but biomass can equally apply to both animal and vegetable derived material.
Combined Heat and Power
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is the simultaneous production of heat and electricity. Using a reliable internal combustion engine fed from a single source of fuel, such as natural gas or LPG, a CHP system can produce usable amounts of both heat and electricity.
Ground source heat pumps
Ground source heat pumps tap into the natural heat found just metres below the Earth's surface. This stable, consistent energy is then used to provide space heating.
Solar
Solar is the technology that harneses the free power of the sun to heat solar panels on the roof and turns this renewable energy into a heat source to create hot water for the home.
