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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. | 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. | ||
===Wind energy=== | ===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. | 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. Since the last oil shock, {{wp|vertical axis wind turbines}} have become a common sight on Kiravian buildings. | ||
[[File:NRBO in 1988 - geograph.org.uk - 341596.jpg|thumb|A {{wp|small wind turbine}} in [[Enscirya]]]] | [[File:NRBO in 1988 - geograph.org.uk - 341596.jpg|thumb|A {{wp|small wind turbine}} in [[Enscirya]]]] | ||