Whether your property can benefit from renewable energy, there should certainly be at least one way you can help to reduce your energy bills at the same time as lowering or eliminating your carbon footprint, and one website is determined to help you find that way. Renewable energy products have received a great deal of attention in recent years, although generally people approach the concept from one of two perspectives. Using renewable energy sources such as solar energy, heat pumps and the wind means that the overall carbon output is much reduced; helping to lower any impact we might be having on the environment. But from a more personal point of view, fitting hot water solar panels to your property also means getting free hot water and paying much less on your bills. In combination with other energy saving products such as heat pumps or even something as simple as effective insulation, you could drastically cut your energy costs, and shrink your carbon footprint. The sun is an astonishingly good source of energy. Every morning (even on a cold, damp day in February) two quintillion tons of hydrogen exploding at 14 million degrees centigrade hurls more energy in to space than a trillion earths could possibly consume. Of course, only a fraction of this is launched directly at the earth, but even so, we receive over 10,000 times more energy every second than we need. Solar energy is certainly a very renewable source of energy, and even using wind turbines is taking advantage of this energy, since wind is simply the result of the sun heating the earth unevenly. Most of us find the concept of using free energy appealing, not only from the perspective of our wallets, but few of us relish the idea of plundering the earth's natural, and rapidly diminishing resources. Official estimates state that there are approximately 1.3 trillion barrels of oil left in the world's oil fields. Although this sounds a lot, it's only enough to last us another 40 years, and that's on the assumption we won't increase our fuel consumption, which we almost certainly will. From so many points of view switching at least partly to green sources of energy by fitting such items as hot water solar panels is essential in order to slow down our consumption of limited sources of fuel, and reduce the output of harmful gasses into the atmosphere. Energy grants are available to assist homeowners, offering £400 to have solar thermal panels fitted; public sector organisations and charities can receive grants covering up to 50% of the cost of having hot water solar panels fitted. But where do you go to find out what grants you can receive and what renewable energy products you can have fitted? Fortunately there is a website available which gathers together all of the information relating to obtaining grants for renewable energy products in one place, and even helps you to apply for a grant and arrange for the equipment to be fitted. It couldn't be easier to make the switch to renewable energy, and soaking in a hot bath knowing that the heat has travelled 93 million miles through space to reach your tap is certainly something to mull over.
