Renewable resources of energy
Energy resources are the different ways of supplying a form of energy.
For example:
- Chemical energy is a form of energy.
- Food, oil, coal, gas, petrol, turf and wood are some of the resources which supply chemical energy.
- kinetic energyEnergy which an object possesses by being in motion. is a form of energy.
- Waves, tides, wind and falling water are some of the resources which supply kinetic energy.
There are many different energy resources.
They can be split into two types:
- renewable energy sourceA renewable resource is one which is naturally replaced and can be used repeatedly. resources and
- non-renewable resource A resource that will run out, eg oil, natural gas, coal. These sources cannot be renewed. resources.
Renewable energy resources
Renewable energy is defined as energy that is collected from resources that will never run out or which are replaced by nature in less than a human lifetime.