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==Renewable Energy== | ==Renewable Energy== | ||
Energy from renewable sources accounts for a small but growing share of the Kiravian Federacy's total energy production. Renewable enegry development has been encouraged, promoted, and subsidised by the authorities as a way to help stabilise energy prices, reduce dependency on imports, and (as a tertiary concern) increase sustainability. Although the renewable energy sector continues to grow, it has yet to seriously challenge the dominance of fossil fuels in the country's energy market. | |||
===Ocean | ===Wind energy=== | ||
Kiravians have been harnassing wind energy for many centuries through {{wp|windmills}}. Wind turbines are now a fairly common sight across rural Kirav. Many individual farmsteads and hamlets have their own {{wp|small wind turbine}}s on site to generate power for internal use and even provide an additional revenue stream. | |||
[[File:File:NRBO in 1988 - geograph.org.uk - 341596.jpg|A {{wp|small wind turbine}} in [[Enscirya]]]] | |||
===Ocean energy=== | |||
Kiravia has been at the forefront of harnessing energy from waves and tides, aiming to diversify its energy sources and reduce dependency on imported fuels. Various projects and initiatives have been undertaken to tap into the vast potential of the surrounding seas, with PE [[Adheritus Ilkashvar]]'s Blue Economy Initiative being the largest and most recent on the part of the federal government. Wave energy projects in Kiravian waters involve the extraction of energy from ocean waves, typically through the use of specialized devices such as {{wp|oscillating water column}}s or floating-point wave energy converters. Tidal energy works that focus on harnessing the power generated by the rise and fall of tides have also been put into operation: Kiravian companies have deployed tidal stream generators that capture energy from tidal motions off the coasts of [[Harma]], [[Hanoram]], and [[Argévia]]. | Kiravia has been at the forefront of harnessing energy from waves and tides, aiming to diversify its energy sources and reduce dependency on imported fuels. Various projects and initiatives have been undertaken to tap into the vast potential of the surrounding seas, with PE [[Adheritus Ilkashvar]]'s Blue Economy Initiative being the largest and most recent on the part of the federal government. Wave energy projects in Kiravian waters involve the extraction of energy from ocean waves, typically through the use of specialized devices such as {{wp|oscillating water column}}s or floating-point wave energy converters. Tidal energy works that focus on harnessing the power generated by the rise and fall of tides have also been put into operation: Kiravian companies have deployed tidal stream generators that capture energy from tidal motions off the coasts of [[Harma]], [[Hanoram]], and [[Argévia]]. | ||
===Solar | ===Solar power=== | ||
Solar power projects are not considered particularly advantageous in Great Kirav on account of its dismal climate. They are much more viable in [[Æonara]] and [[Sarolasta]]. A few [[Settlement Movement|settlement blocks]] in Æonara are entirely solar-powered. | Solar power projects are not considered particularly advantageous in Great Kirav on account of its dismal climate. They are much more viable in [[Æonara]] and [[Sarolasta]]. A few [[Settlement Movement|settlement blocks]] in Æonara are entirely solar-powered. | ||