Biomass is considered the world's oldest renewable energy since humanity discovered fire. The term refers to the use of biological material in order to produce energy. However, it will not be until the 1970s when talks begin about biomass with regards to sustainable development compared to other fossil fuels. Therefore, what is the biomass and [...]
The elevated consumption by humans of fossil fuels for electricity generation, transport and heating, is generating a rapid decline of the world's reserves, as well as producing a large amount of emissions of harmful gases to the atmosphere that encourage global warming and accelerating climate change. As an alternative to the indiscriminate burning of fossil [...]
1. What are the effects that climate change is producing in our environment? Climate change is understood as the modification of climate variables whose effects are manifested in an increase of earth's average temperature (global warming), a rise in sea level, the perpetual thawing of glaciers, and an increase of the temperature of the sea. These [...]
Self-consumption is a system of alternative energy production characterized by giving us the ability to produce and consume our own energy. Today, we interview to Javier Doyega, responsible of self-consumption business line in Bester, multinational company that is a leader in renewable energy sector. Javier tells us what it is self-consumption and how it works [...]
What are greenhouse gases? GHG, known as greenhouse gases, are those gases that build up in the Earth's atmosphere and are able to absorb the infrared radiation from the Sun, increasing and retaining heat in the atmosphere. In other words, they are those gases present in the atmosphere that lead to the greenhouse effect. Of [...]
EPC is the acronym for Engineering, Procurement and Construction , a term widely used in the construction sector, and in the case of Bester in the renewable energy sector. The EPC contract indicates that the client has chosen Bester as the EPC contractor for the installation design, necessary supplies (materials and equipment), construction and commissioning of the [...]
Solar thermal Photovoltaic Concentration of solar thermal energy, which generates steam, which operates a conventional turbine that produces electricity. It uses solar radiation, but takes advantage of the sun's heat to generate electricity. Direct transformation of the energy from the sun into electrical energy. Solar radiation on semiconductor materials (photoelectric cells), that transform solar energy [...]
Domestic consumption is the ability to generate electricity from renewable sources by means of a photovoltaic system (energy obtained directly from solar radiation) and consume it directly in the home. The most important components that make up the installation are: Photovoltaic module Grid connection inverter Monitoring Photovoltaic solar modules are responsible for turning sunlight into electricity. The electricity [...]
Biomass is a renewable energy resource formed by organic matter from natural or provoked biological activity present on our planet. There are different forms of organic matter available that can be transformed, among which the following can be highlighted: Forest biomass and forest residues. Residues resulting from the transformation of wood. The organic fraction of [...]
Wind energy is the most mature and well-developed renewable energy. It generates electricity from the wind, using the kinetic energy produced by the effect of the moving air. It is a clean and inexhaustible source of energy which reduces the emission of greenhouse gases and helps the environment. Wind energy has been used since ancient [...]
