Renewable Electricity Generation and Storage Technologies

Electricity is the most ubiquitous and versatile form of energy in the modern energy economy, and is the main currency of renewable energy.

• Electricity generation methods
  • Sunlight
    • Photovoltaics
    • Concentrating photovoltaics (CPV)
    • Solar thermal power (CSP)
  • Wind
    • Ground-mounted wind-to-electricitiy methods
    • Floating wind-to-electricitiy methods
    • Lofted wind-to-electricity methods
  • Water
    • Tide- and wave-to-electricity methods
    • Large and micro hydro power
• Electricity storage methods
  • Electrolysis and fuel cell combinations
    • Electrolysis
    • Fuel cells