Photovoltaic Solar Energy

It is increasingly common to see solar panels on the field, especially in sunny areas and begin to appear in homes, but We know it works? Renewables now try to show what lies beneath.

The photovoltaic solar energy is a type of renewable energy that comes from the sun's rays to produce electricity through the photovoltaic effect that is often used for different purposes such as appliances, isolated houses or go directly to distribution networks.

The two main applications given on photovoltaic solar energy is directed to:

     Photovoltaic solar energy directed at isolated installations the power grid is composed of solar panels that capture solar rays, and this energy is stored in batteries. This allows us to enjoy electricity in places that sometimes are inaccessible to the network such as mountain huts, lighting, cottages, etc..
 
     On the opposite side are photovoltaic systems connected to the network consisting of the same process for the production of energy with the difference of application, in which it is sent to the electricity grid.

Did you know that electric distribution companies in Spain are obliged by law to purchase the energy produced by solar power?

The photovoltaic power plants are one of our options when it comes to enhance and increase the consumption of solar energy to proliferate ever more strongly renewable energy.

It's about time that both the utilities and the general public begins to see solar energy not only as a possibility that now seems out of reach financially but as a cost-effective long-term goals and issues such as environment, economy and quality of life.


  

Exhibition "The TR3S R"

Do you know how much waste a single person generates per year? In Cosmo Caixa offers us this fact: "every citizen produces more than 500 kg of waste per year, which is why a city of 1,000,000 inhabitants have to manage each year a whopping 500 million kg".

The reality is that increasingly more people sensitized with the environment and decide to contribute your bit by recycling, but we still have much more to do on this issue.
Despite our goodwill for recycling, on many occasions, is not yet known to adequately discriminate waste ranging in a particular container or elsewhere.

Through this exhibition we will see the importance of know correctly distribute waste because you can see the transformation to recycled products.


It is also a way to invite the use of recycled materials, because these elements are again new and are fully recommended for use.

Personally, I see it not only as an opportunity for elders, so let's move on becoming aware and we approach the consumerist reality in which we find ourselves, but is also a way in which children begin to become familiar with recycling and products that can be obtained from the waste.

In the exhibition "the TR3S R" you will see the recycling of all materials: glass, copper, organic matter, packaging and paper.

If you have opportunity to do not hesitate to come to the exhibition from Tuesday to Sunday and bank holidays Monday, from 10 to 20 h. an activity completely free.
Make recycling a part of your life.