Hello again !!, and welcome to this new post, about .... 10 apps that can be found related to renewable energies, environment and biomass. Some have a more technical aspect and others have a more didactic aspect.

Since the arrival of smartphones, a world of possibilities in terms of sustainability has made its way. We tell you what are the Apps we have found, both for Android and iPhone, that will help you to be informed about renewable energies, being able to take if you want a more sustainable life. Stopping global warming, reducing carbon footprint, saving on your consumption and taking care of the environment are some of the actions you can take with these apps to get it:

• Renewable energy Word: It is the mobile application of the web page of homonymous name that I commented you in the previous post of this blog. It is a Magazine is a BPA Audited, global magazine for all renewable energy professionals - solar, wind, bio, geothermal and hydro power. Each issue of Renewable Energy World provides vital information for business-to-business success with expert insight into renewable energy markets, technology, policy and finance from the world's most active regions.

 

• BioFuels: This is an application of didactic character, framed within the category of "books and other consultations". In it you will be able to find in a close and enjoyable way everything related to biofuels: types, origin, uses, etc.

Here's an introductory video to biofuels:

•  Global Atlas pocket: Provides global data on renewable energy. Directly in your pocket. The mobile application provides free data on the potential of renewable energy worldwide. Smartphone users can now access the most reliable data on global renewable energy potential, free of charge, thanks to an application launched by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Provides information on renewable energy resources anywhere in the world. Global Atlas pocket helps bring more investment security for renewable energy seekers and investors. Users can freely access from potential geothermal energy data in the Caribbean to solar power potentials in the Middle East and anything else. It is a very powerful tool.

 

• SiAR: The MAPAMA and Tragsatec has developed this application that allows the management of an irrigation program by calculating the water needs and irrigation rates in several crops, taking as reference evapotranspiration the calculated through the data supplied by the network of stations Of the SIAR. From the app you can consult:
  - Daily and weekly irrigation needs for cultivation
  - Water status of your parcel
  - Weather dataSiAR app allows you to manage your crop in a personalized way by selecting:
  - Location of plot
  - Date of planting / planting
  - Irrigation system
  - Type of soil
  - Plantation frame and cup diameter for woody crops
  -Riegos aportaos
  The possibility of configuring the units of volume, surface and flow, makes that SiAR app adapts to both small plots and large irrigated areas. It also allows the scheduling of irrigation, are the weather forecast for the next 5 days of the municipality where your plot is, as well as sending notifications or warnings when your crop changes state or when the weather forecast meets a number of conditions Specified by the user. This app has its usefulness therefore, to be able to make a sustainable irrigation of your future energy crop, whatever, for example, of poplar in short rotation !!, besides if you are a farmer and you have lands.

 

• Biomass: This app aims to provide you with an easy to use guide for identifying and selecting the biomass for your bioconversion project. The Biomass app provides you with detailed information, photos, and range maps for more than a dozen of the most utilized biomass types in the US. The Biomass app will allow you to overlay each feedstock’s range map in a live, interactive map centered on your location. In addition to biomass information, the Biomass App provides you with a calculator tool that will enable you to calculate how much biomass your project will need. The calculator allows you to input your project information and based on those inputs, the app will calculate your biomass needs. You will know the amount of biomass you will need based on each feedstock. The App is easy to use as a practical aid for selecting biomass crops and understanding the dynamics of planning your biomass supply.

As a fundamental part in the sustainability of the environment, I will also talk about some very interesting applications in this regard. They try to reduce our carbon emissions, knowing how big our CO2 footprint, energy saving, etc. Even having our own orchard at home!!:

• Carbon Footprint Calculator: Have you ever wondered how much CO2 you release in your daily actions? Well now you can know with the carbon footprint calculator. To do this, you only have to enter the bills of the monthly energy consumption in your home, and this application calculates the CO2 production. You will be assigned a goal so that you can reduce it, accompanied by ideas to achieve that goal. Available for Android.

• Home Savings: This application allows you to save on the consumption of gas, water, light or in the shopping cart with practical advice. It is divided by the areas of the house where you can save, such as kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, terrace, garden, or lounge. Also, you can share your tricks. Available for Android.

 

• Calculator Electricity: it is a calculator that you only have to choose appliances and put how much each one spends to know the electric consumption, how much power we have to hire to save invoice of the Light or for installations of renewable energies. Calculate how many solar panels we have to put with the appliances either Solar and wind energy with this Calculation. aplications for Android.

 

• Fuel calculator: This App calculates the amount of fuel consumed in a given route. So you can know how much you save by making a different route, shorter or with less traffic, or slowing down. It makes the calculations in euros, liters and kilometers, being able to introduce if it is diesel or gasoline. Compatible with Android.

 

• Your home garden: With this application you can start taking your first steps to have an urban garden from scratch. Little by little you will become a small urban farmer to plant in your own terrace, patio, small land ... With information of more than 50 plants. How to start? What can I plant now? And it also includes a list of plants with information on planting and care of each one, so that you succeed in your first harvest. Compatible with Android. They also have a paid version.

I hope you are useful, to achieve a more sustainable world.

Regards!!!