Explore Green Energy's Categories
Welcome To Explore Green Energy
Welcome to ExploreGreenEnergy.com; thanks for visiting our site. This website is an information resource about green energy, and it is completely free to use. Below are brief descriptions of the main green energy types we cover on this website:
Solar energy is the most well known of the green energies. It involves harnessing the energy given off by the sun and converting it into usable electricity, usually via solar panels.
Wind energy uses wind turbines (large windmill-esque structures) to gather energy. The wind circulates the turbine and via the generator attached to the wind turbine, electricity is generated. It is most common to have a large number of wind turbines in a windy area (known as a wind farm), since this maximises the electricity harnessed via a windy area.
Biomass involves using the energy stored within organic material (such as plants), and converting it into usable energy. The energy stored within the organic material originally came from the sun, and was captured in the plants via photosynthesis.
Geothermal energy refers to the thermal (heat) energy which is stored in the Earth itself. This energy originates originally from the original formation of the planet. Geothermal can be used to power various sources, mainly power plants such as dry steam and binary cycle power plants.
Hydroelectricity refers to generating electricity via hydropower, which involves gathering energy via the gravitational force in either falling or flowing water. Whilst there are more commonly talked about types of renewable energy, hydroelectricity is actually one of the most commonly used green energies.
Tidal energy - like hydroelectricity (above) - creates energy from the flow of water. The difference is that tidal energy is created specifically from water which is flowing due to the changing of the tides. The general idea is that water turbines are put in areas in the oceans which are most affected by the changing tides.
Wave energy is another renewable source revolving around water. This particular source however involves harvesting energy which is generated by waves within water (compared to the above two sources - hydroelectricity and tidal - which relies on the flow of water).
About Us
We opened up in February 2011, and we hope to be a useful resource when it comes to information about various renewable energies that are available. Over time we aim to expand and offer as much free information as possible. Therefore please be sure to check back soon. If you have any questions about our website, please feel free to contact us.
What Is 'Green Energy'?
Also known as renewable energy, this refers to the creation and storage of energy which meets the current needs of the world without harming the Earth and thus future generation's energy production possibilities. This is in contrast to sources such as oil (which can be used to generate electricity and fuel such as diesel) which are finite and can't be re-generated, meaning that once oil is completely used up, oil as an energy source will cease to exist.
As a result, it is increasingly common to see a focus on more sustainable sources such as harvesting the sun, wind or water of the Earth and using them to generating the required outputs (such as electricity).