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A brief introduction 
to solar energy, what it is and what it can do for you and 
the planet
MICROGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
An overview of 
different electricity and heat producing microgeneration 
technologies with links to further details on each
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Before you look for 
ways to produce your own energy, it makes sense to minimise 
your energy needs. An outline of some energy efficiency 
measures you can take.
The sun provides us 
with more energy than we could ever reasonably need.  Indeed, 
the solar energy falling on a square 110 x 110 kilometres in the 
Sahara Desert could provide enough energy to replace Europe's total 
energy usage for heating, lighting, transport, manufacturing, 
agriculture...everything.  
So we are not short 
of energy, just the will to harness what nature has already provided 
us with.
There are any number 
of ways of capturing solar energy, some more effective than others, 
depending on where you are and what you want to do with the energy.
This site is 
intended to provide an overview of the various methods, their 
respective benefits as well as links to further sources of 
information.
PASSIVE SOLAR
ACTIVE SOLAR
USEFUL LINKS
10 SOLAR MYTHS
One of 
the simplest and most cost-effective means of using solar energy is known as Passive Solar, 
which simply means allowing the sun to shine directly where it is 
needed to provide warmth, particularly appropriate for housing which 
can be designed so as not to need any additional heating at all, a 
concept also known as Passive Housing.
Active solar systems convert solar energy into useful electricity or 
heat which can be used to heat our homes, hot water or industrial 
processes or, as electricity, used directly where generated or fed 
into the electricity grid for use elsewhere.
If you are interested 
in solar energy you may want to find out more about this and other 
forms of low carbon energy.  This section links to related 
websites including official Government information sources.
There is an old adage 
which says that if something seems too good to be true then it 
probably is!  So, before you rush out and spend your 
hard-earned money on installing a solar system in your home you 
probably want the answers to a few questions.
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