SBC-TECHNOLOGIES in Renewable Energy Management

TODAY Sep 05, 2010

Renewable energy is derived from natural processes

that are replenished constantly. In its various forms, it derives directly from the sun, or from heat generated deep within the earth. Included in the definition is electricity and heat generated from solar, wind, ocean, hydropower, biomass, geothermal resources, and biofuels and hydrogen derived from renewable resources.
In 2006, about 18% of global final energy consumption came from renewables, with 13% coming from traditional biomass, such as wood-burning, hydropower (3%), hot water/heating (1.3%).

Modern technologies, such as geothermal, wind, solar, and ocean energy together provided some 0.8% of final energy consumption. But the technical potential for their use is very large, exceeding all other readily available sources.

Renewable energy technologies are sometimes criticized for being intermittent or unsightly , yet the market is growing for many forms of renewable energy.

Wind power, photovoltaic (PV) power stations, solar thermal power stations, geothermal power installations and biofuels (mainly Ethanol from sugar cane in Brazil) are the main current renewable energies worldwide developed. While there are many large-scale renewable energy projects and production, renewable technologies are also suited to small off-grid applications, sometimes in rural and remote areas, where energy is often crucial in human development

Climate change concerns coupled with high oil prices, peak oil and increasing government support are driving increasing renewable energy legislation, incentives and commercialization.

Ambitious programs will target high introduction level of renewable energies in the nation’s energy security and dependency. For instance, 20 percent of the EEC nations' energy should be produced from renewable fuels by 2020, as part of its drive to cut emissions of carbon dioxide, blamed in part for global warming.

Diversification in the renewable energy sources will also introduce adapted and suitable solutions to the local strategy where the majority of renewable energy technologies are directly or indirectly powered by the sun and the mechanical stress energy (wind, waves…). From these sources, Hydrogen will be produced, used and stored for further applications and industrial processes, “Powering tomorrow’s world”.