Renewable energies for a greener world

What are renewable energies?

Renewable energies are energy sources that are an alternative to traditional ones produced by fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas, or nuclear fuel.

The term renewable indicates energy that can be regenerated, or the use of resources that by their very nature are reintegrated in a human time scale.

In this sense, they are to be considered non-exhaustible.

These are clean energies that ensure a lower impact and greater respect for the environment.

They come from natural resources, such as solar radiation, waterways, geothermal heat or organic residues.

This energy is also called green energy, precisely because of its natural origin and respect for the environment.

The choice of renewable energy is considered the future energy model, for a world increasingly in search of sustainable development.

As part of the energy mix, renewables give the greatest benefits among the usable energy sources.

The benefits of renewable energies

Green energy does not result in CO₂ emissions

No polluting emissions, and therefore a strong reduction in environmental impact.

Renewable

Renewable energy does not need to be supplied and is consumed where it is produced.

Different sources of energy combined

Different sources of clean energy can be used in synergy. Each of the technologies contributes to the formation of the energy mix by exploiting its own specific characteristics.

Elimination of waste to be disposed of

During the production process, there is no waste or harmful waste to manage, an aspect that means good savings on waste disposal costs for enterprises.

Limited investments

With the advancement of technology, plants require less and less economic investment, becoming affordable even for small and medium-sized enterprises. In addition, economic savings and optimization of corporate energy management are ensured in the medium to long term.

The potential of Biogas as green energy

Biogas is able, with a single process, to recover scraps and waste, to give a new location and new usefulness and to create a necessary product such as energy. All without burdening man and the environment.

In the general framework of renewable energy, biogas is the most programmable energy, able to balance the contribution of other renewable sources that cannot be planned.

It is the most flexible element, since it can be stored in the form of heat, electricity or biomethane, so that energy can be used when and where it is needed.

It contributes to the important sustainability process represented by valorizing urban waste.

The use of plant biomass in biogas plants to produce energy is one of the most efficient systems for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, in implementation of the 1998 Kyoto agreements and in compliance with the European Union decarbonisation goals by 2030.

Among the renewable energies, Biogas is the greenest, not only because it manages to reconcile the disposal of waste material with the production of clean energy, but also because it requires less energy for the plant’s production and life-cycle.