= Renewable Energy updated August 2010 |
Bio massis biological material useto generate renewable energy. ![]() What is used as biomass: plants, grass, wood, waste With Biomass we can generate electricity or produce heat. Dead trees, branches and tree stumps, yard clippings and wood chips may be used as bio-fuel. Fossil fuel is not biomass, it was once, but millions of years, pressure and heat was needed to transform bio-matter into fossil fuel = carbon as coal or petroleum. Fossil fuel Carbon has been "out" of the carbon cycle for a very long time. Burning fossil fuel disturbs the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere. ![]() Plastics from biomass, like some recently developed to dissolve in seawater, are made the same way as petroleum-based plastics. These plastics are actually cheaper to manufacture and meet or exceed most performance standards, but they lack the same water resistance or longevity as conventional plastics. ![]() At our Nature Preserve in the Texas Hill County we use the power of the sun:
A) to produce electricity with our windmill ![]()
B) to produce electricity with Photovoltaics ![]() ![]() C) to warm up our water with the sun
Sunlight is Earth's primary source of energy. The solar constant is the amount of power that the Sun deposits per unit area that is directly exposed to sunlight. The solar constant is ~1,370 watts per square meter or ~1273 watts per 10 square feet Many names are used for equipment that is harvesting the sun: Solar panelsPhotovoltaic panelsHome solar systemPower from the sun Solar power Solar hot water panels solar thermal panels All these name describe the use of renewable energy. Energy that isn't producing air and water pollution Energy we can use without burning fossil fuels Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation is using Solar energy in different ways. YOU can do that too! We give information
You can get advice from us: Use the sun - its easy: Heat (hot water, building heat, cooking) Electricity generation (photovoltaics, heat engines) Desalination of seawater. Solar design in architecture Solar heating systems Solar hot water panels Solar cooking Solar lighting Photovoltaics Solar thermal electric power plants Concentrating collector with steam engine Concentrating collector with Stirling engine Solar updraft tower Energy tower Solar pond Solar powered car |


