We use these non-renewable resources to do many things, including supplying us with power, heating our homes, businesses and schools and more. What we have to rely on in the future is renewable resources. These resources are all resources that offer us an abundant supply and will never run out. The renewable resources consist of Solar, Wind, Biomass, Hydrogen, Geothermal, Ocean, and Hydro power We need all of these and right now we have access to each one of them. Solar refers to the solar energy that we get everyday either directly or indirectly from the sun. Solar energy can be used for several things, such as heating, electricity to home, schools, businesses, or buildings, heating water, cooling and ventilation.

Wind helps the suns heat down to earth. Hydro power takes energy from flowing water and captures it turning it into electricity. Hydro power is very complicated and requires a great deal of technology in order to successfully accumulate energy from water.

Hydrogen is the most abundant element found on earth, usually with other elements. If hydrogen is found alone it can be burned or converted into electricity.

Geothermal looks toward the inner parts of the earth for heat and can be used for power, heating, and cooling.

Ocean produces thermal energy using the heat from the sun. As you can see the renewable resources are all around us. There are so many benefits to using renewable resources. The knowledge we learn from today will help us use the energy more wisely.

You may wonder why someone would want such tall windows in their home. Any home can be built to use solar power with just a few minor alteration to make and you too can build a solar power house that will save you a lot of money in the future as you use solar power to heat your home, pump and heat your water and also to provide energy to your home to power your appliances and lights in your home naturally and effectively without a monthly bill

Here are just a few suggestions when building your solar power home. That way you are allowing the sun to shine through and warm your home naturally. Don’t use dark colours in your home to decorate with. Adding a solar source outside where you can use a solar power designed box to attract the heat from the sun can be transformed into energy to power your home and warm your water. The products that it takes to get this accomplished will cost a little more than if you built a standard home without using solar power. Ceiling fans can produce a more even amount of heat and air without having hot and cold pockets throughout the home. Keep the doors closed during the time of day that the sun is shining in on that side of your home in order to save the heat inside your home longer.

Owning a solar power home means that you are encouraging preserving our natural resources for the future.