Big Green Switch - Green videos - Renewable energy

Wind turbine construction video

steve — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Time-lapse video from Ecotricity showing the contruction of three wind turbines in Bristol Port. Together, the turbines will produce over 15 million units of new green electricity annually, enough to save around 13,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year for the next 30 years!
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Solar Power - Turning sunlight into electricity

steve — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:58:28 +0100

A simple two-minute guide to understanding how solar panels work and can be used to power your home and even sell energy back to the energy companies. (Note: video is American but same principles apply in the UK too)
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20% renewable energy by 2020

BigGreenSwitch — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:52:40 +0000

Raising the share of renewable energy from 8.5% to 20% in the overall energy consumption is a necessary contribution to the global fight against climate change and towards better control over our energy dependence. The various uses of renewable energy are examined: electricity through wind and hydraulic energies; electricity or heat through geothermal and solar energies; electricity, heat, and biofuel coming from biomass. The EU is a world leader in the use and deployment of technologies that exploit renewable energy sources, providing over 350.000 jobs and an annual turn-over of € 30 billion.
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Renewable Energy From the Deep Ocean

BigGreenSwitch — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:42:50 +0000

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) process and an ideal location in Puerto rico
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Renewable Energy: Wind Power

BigGreenSwitch — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:31:33 +0000

An Engineering Student explains how a homebuilt wind turbine create usable Electrical Power
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Renewable Energy

BigGreenSwitch — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:23:41 +0000

A video showing the different types of renewable energy available and shows how much power they can provide.
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A guide to renewable energy

steve — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:21:34 +0000

A useful guide from the Energy Saving Trust on how to save money and reduce your carbon emissions by making your home more energy efficient, eg. with the installation of solar panels.
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