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Green videos - Renewable energy
Each week, we pick out the best short videos on the web highlighting green campaigns, issues and education.
If you've spotted a great green video on YouTube or Google Video that you think we should include here, click here to tell us about it.
If you've spotted a great green video on YouTube or Google Video that you think we should include here, click here to tell us about it.
Wind turbine construction video
 | Time-lapse video from Ecotricity showing the contruction of three wind turbines in Bristol Port.
Together, the turbines will produce over 15 million units of new green electricity annually, enough to save around 13,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year for the next 30 years!
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Solar Power - Turning sunlight into electricity
 | A simple two-minute guide to understanding how solar panels work and can be used to power your home and even sell energy back to the energy companies. (Note: video is American but same principles apply in the UK too) [watch video] |
20% renewable energy by 2020
 | Raising the share of renewable energy from 8.5% to 20% in the overall energy consumption is a necessary contribution to the global fight against climate change and towards better control over our energy dependence. The various uses of renewable energy are examined: electricity through wind and hydraulic energies; electricity or heat through geothermal and solar energies; electricity, heat, and biofuel coming from biomass. The EU is a world leader in the use and deployment of technologies that exploit renewable energy sources, providing over 350.000 jobs and an annual turn-over of € 30 billion.
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Renewable Energy From the Deep Ocean
 | Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) process and an ideal location in Puerto rico
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Renewable Energy: Wind Power
 | An Engineering Student explains how a homebuilt wind turbine create usable Electrical Power
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Renewable Energy
 | A video showing the different types of renewable energy available and shows how much power they can provide. [watch video] |
A guide to renewable energy
 | A useful guide from the Energy Saving Trust on how to save money and reduce your carbon emissions by making your home more energy efficient, eg. with the installation of solar panels.
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