For centuries humanity has been using fossil fuels to power day to day life and advance technology, with a rapidly increasing speed in the modern era. Unfortunately, these resources are finite, and the continued use of fossil fuels for the current increasing demand is not only not sustainable in the long term, but also highly damaging to the environment.
This has therefore created the need for alternative solutions to be developed and perfected to ensure that responsible supply can be maintained for current and future demand of energy. There are multiple renewable resources which can be used for these new technologies, and some, such as solar and geo-thermal power, are naturally fully replenished on a human timescale and have minimal impact on the environment.
Renewable energy systems are also becoming increasingly more accessible and cost effective. Between 2001 and 2021 the share of new electricity generation capacity from renewable sources versus non-renewable sources increased from 20% to 80%*; and with many governments having already pledged to reduce, or in some cases eliminate, the use of non-renewable resources, one can safely assume that power generation from renewable sources will continue to be a major economic trend for the next century, both on an industrial scale and for individual households.
