La generación de energía eléctrica para el desarrollo industrial en el ecuador a partir del uso de las energías renovables

Abstract

The article is about the generation of electrical energy which has been developed in Ecuador by the use of renewable energy sources. A search of the available literature in scientific articles and updated documents was performed. Renewable energy is that energy is obtained from virtually inexhaustible natural sources. Ecuador is rich in renewable resources. It has traditionally been supplied by hydroelectric plants combined with thermal energy from fossil fuels. Within the existing forms of energy, electricity constitutes the quintessential energy source in the automation of many industrial processes. Industries are responsible for more than 20% of the harmful gas emissions emitted on the planet. Taking energy saving measures in industrial production plants is an important factor for the competitiveness of companies. The industrial sector in Ecuador is heterogeneous and the evolution of each subsector in relation to efficiency and energy saving is different; so that the type of renewable energy to be applied must be based on the characteristics of each sector of the industry has in its production processes.