Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Renewable Energy

Renewable energies/technologies are basically a way of fuelling your home from ways that do not impact on the environment, these are classed as sustainable energy because they do not use coal, oil or gas and will not run out.

Technology becoming available to you are:

• Wind Turbines
  Electricity is produced from wind.
• Solar Thermal
  Hot water/heating is provided by the Sun.
• Solar Photo Voltaic
  Electricity is provided by the Sun.
• Heat Pumps
  Heating/hot water is produced from the ground, Air or body of Water.
• Bio Mass
  Heating /Hot water is produced from sustainable wood sources and waste products.
• Rainwater Recycling
  Rainwater is gathered and stored in a tank for use with washing machines and flushing the toilet.
• Hydro Electric
  Hydro-Electric power, as the name suggests is electrical energy obtained from the movement of water.