Micro renewables
This section covers the low-carbon production of heat and electricity at a small scale. It includes domestic, small commercial and community buildings generating energy from renewable sources, for their own consumption. This small-scale (or ‘micro’) generation reduces dependency on energy suppliers, thereby providing financial savings and at the same time reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
There is an increasingly wide range of micro-renewable technologies available, but not all are suitable to every environment: the design and location of the building for which the energy is being generated and existing energy demand, are key determinants in selecting the most suitable technology. Cost can also be a significant barrier to the installation of micro-renewables, although grants may be available, at both individual and community level.
