Intoduction to renewable energy Renewable energy is energy that is naturally created or made by nature, it is a natural resource, and it can be continuously replenished(Sørensen, 2004). Natural resources such as sunlight, wind, water/waves, geothermal heat and organic materials like compost which are used to generate solar power, wind power and hydro power(Sørensen, 2004). All of this is used to generate electricity and much more, while non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels like coal and oil can only be created every few hundred or even million years(Sørensen, 2004). Renewable resources are different from non-renewable resources as renewable resources can continuously carry on being replenished, it barely produces emissions into the air, it is very sustainable, and it has a minimal impact on the environment(Tugcu, Ozturk and Aslan, 2012).While non-renewable energy is not replenishable and can only be produced by the earth every one hundred to an million years, it does produce emissions such as High CO2 and pollutants, it does not last forever and it does affect the environment such as climate change(Tugcu, Ozturk and Aslan, 2012). It is called renewable energy because it is continuously replenished by natural, as the sun rises every morning, waves are constantly roaring, rivers are flowing, winds are blowing and plants regrow(Sørensen, 2004).It is important to us as it helps us fight climate change, improves the quality of the air, gives individuals energy independence, saves money and supports economic growth(Sørensen, 2004).
