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How to generate energy in older buildings

A row of brick terraced houses, with slate roofs and dormer windows

Before you get started
An orange pantile roof with solar panels attached to it

Solar panels
A field with a few small wind turbines in it

Micro-wind turbines
A large water wheel

Micro-hydro
A large piece of machinery and very wide pipes

Micro CHP
Solar panels on a slate building, looking across to Edinburgh Castle

Solar thermal
A large boiler surrounded by firewood

Biomass boilers
An air source heat pump unit attached to the side of a traditional stone building

Heat pumps
Two people installing solar panels on the roof of Edinburgh Castle

Hiring a renewable energy installer