Rural Business Ideas – Renewable Energy Industry

Renewables remain a big draw for investors. Whether it’s to generate an additional income stream or to power individual homes and businesses, there are endless options to consider.

Renewable energy ideas

  • Rainwater harvesting
  • Heat pumps
  • Battery storage e.g. barns/containers
  • Hydro power
  • Micro hydro power
  • Countryside Stewardship
  • Woodland grants/planting woodland
  • Energy crops e.g. Miscanthus
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  • Biofuels
  • Geothermal energy
  • Wave and tidal power
  • Air source heat pumps
  • Electric vehicles

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  • Biomass
  • Anaerobic digesters
  • Micro anaerobic biogas plants
  • Wind turbines
  • Solar photovoltaics
  • Solar thermal
  • Ground source heat pumps

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