A Sustainable Future For Birmingham – Part 3

In our last two articles, we have considered how transport may change over the coming years. This is of course only half the story.

Clean energy production is possible within a city and there are many other technologies currently available, or just around the corner, which may revolutionise both the power grid and the quality of inner-city air.

Energy generation

It goes without saying that renewable energy sources will be critical to our future energy needs. Within city limits, solar panels are an obvious source of renewable energy, though space to place them is limited, with most being located on the rooves of buildings. There are, however, technologies on the horizon that may change this.