We’ll always in need energy and the demand for it’s growing. To make sure there's enough, and everyone can afford it, producing more from renewable sources like wind and water are a staple haven. This is better for the environment as it produces very little carbon dioxide (C02) and it’s good for you too, as it won't run out. So it’s a sustainable affordable way to make energy.
UK's biggest biomass plant and are testing the first wave power enerator. A of need a good mix of energy sources is required though not just renewable ones.
As well as improved gas, coal and oil-fired power stations a use of new technology is used make fossil fuels more efficient and less harmful to the environment. New technoiogy means that homes are about to become a lot smarter. By 2019 every home in the UK will have a smart meter.
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And the best thing is that renewables (solar and wind) are already outperforming fossil fuels in many regions: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-06/wind-and-solar-are-crushing-fossil-fuels