Renewable Energy (RE)

Renewable Energy is energy that originates from a resource which is replaced by a natural process and where regeneration takes place at a rate at least equal to the rate at which the resource is being depleted.

Different forms of Renewable Energy

There are many different forms of energy that are considered renewable:

• Solar Energy
• Wind Energy
• Hydropower
• Biomass
• Geothermal Energy
• Tidal Power

More information...

Switchpower created an Introduction to Renewable Energy that is available for download from this site (PDF)

Basic facts on solar photovoltaic power systems in Sweden can be found in 'Solceller i Siffror' (PDF, Swedish)

Other information on Renewable Energy can be found at the following websites:

• International Energy Agency
  includes an extensive information centre and global statistics
• Atlas of Renewable Energy
  with maps of the world showing potential and applications of RE
• Swedish National Energy Agency
  informing about Sweden's energy market, research and policies
• Scandinavian PhotoVoltaic Industry Association
  Works to accelerate the deployment of PV applications in Scandinavia