Renewable Energy Laboratory

The shallow water of a lake is usually warmer than the deep water. That’s because the sunlight can heat the lake bottom in the shallow areas, which in turn, heats the water. It’s nature’s way of solar water heating. The sun can be used in basically the same way to heat water used in buildings [...]

The rate of worldwide energy consumption of the human race in 2004 was on average 15 TW (1 TW = 1012 W), with 86.5% from burning fossil fuels?

Due to the vast quantity of coal burnt in fossil fuel power plants, they cause more radioactive contamination than nuclear power plants?

Renewable energy in Iceland provides over 70% of the country’s primary energy needs, and 99.9% of Iceland’s electricity?

Nuclear power in France produces 78% of all the country’s electricity – more than in any other nation?