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Chapter8 Renewableenergy Renewable energy can be defined as energy that comes from resources which are continually replenished such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal heat. A more detailed breakdown and list of renewable energy technology options would comprise the following: • Solar energy ○ Photovoltaics (PV) ○ Solar thermal technologies • Concentrating solar power (CSP) • Solar hotwater • Passive solar • Windenergy ○ Onshorewind ○ Offshorewind • Geothermal energy ○ Power generation ©2019TheAuthor. This isanOpenAccessbookchapter distributedunder the termsof the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits copying and redistribution for non-commercial purposeswith noderivatives, provided theoriginalwork is properly cited (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). This does not affect the rights licensed or assigned from any third party in this book. The chapter is from the bookWater,Energy, andEnvironment:APrimer, AllanR.Hoffman (Author). doi: 10.2166/9781780409658_0097