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Answer 1

$\mathbb{\underline{CLASSIFICATION \ OF \ SOURCES \ ENERGY}}$

We classify the sources of energy on the basis of—

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Natural Sources: Natural energy sources are those which are availabe to us by nature. Solar energy, wind energy, energy from water (hydro energy) are some of such natural sources of energy.

Synthetic Sources: Synthetic energy sources are those that use man-made materials as sources of energy. For example, chemical energy, stored in the batteries, (used in calculators, watches, etc.) is a synthetic source of energy.

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Solid: Firewood, charcoal, coal are examples of solid fuels.

Liquid: Kerosene, petrol and diesel are all liquid fuels.

Gas: Petroleum gas, commonly used as LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas), and natural gas, also used as CNG (Compressed Natural Gas), are examples of gaseous fuels.

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Renewable: A renewable source of energy is a natural source that can replenish itself naturally over a short period of time. Wind, sun, biomass (from plants) and hydropower (from water) are all renewable sources of energy. These are inexhaustible natural resources

Non-Renewable: Energy sources, which get used up and cannot be replaced, or replenished, in a short period of time are called non-renewable sources of energy. These are also called exhaustible natural resources. Fossil fuels, (like petroleum, natural gas and coal), are non- renewable sources of energy.

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Answer 2

All the sources of energy, currently available for harnessing,  

 can  be  linked  to  two   fundamental   forces   in   nature-  

 gravitational  and  nuclear. Nuclear  fusion is the source of  

 solar  energy - the  driving  force  for  much of the  energy  

 consumed on earth today.  

 Renewability or non-renewability of a solar driven process is  

 distinguished  based on  the  energy  storage or cycling time  

 involved. Renewable  resources have a cycling  time less than  

 100 years, while for  non-renewable  resources, it is greater  

 than  a  million  years. The depletable  resources are fossil  

 fuels, which  are  non - renewable  since  the  rate of their  

 utilisation  far  exceeds  the rate at which they are  formed.  

 Examples  of  renewable  resources  are  hydro  energy, solar  

 energy, wind, biomass, and energy from wastes (such as biogas,  

 agrowastes, etc.).

 The  renewable  solar  energy  is  subdivided into direct and  

 indirect types.Sunlight used directly can produce electricity,  

 heat or derive  a chemical  reaction. It is  used  indirectly  

 when  it  drives  other  processes, biological - chemical  or  

 climatic - mechanical, which in  turn are used as  sources of  

 energy.

 The  energy  sources  can  be  classified in a number of ways  

 based on the  nature of their transaction,  as commercial and  

 noncommercial  sources  of   energy .  All  energy  resources,  

 particularly the  commercial ones, are natural. Coal, oil and  

 nuclear sources constitute commercial sources, while firewood,  

 biomass and animal  dung  constitute  non- commercial sources.  

 Also, the energy  sources are classified based on animate and  

 inanimate characteristics.  

 

 Energy  sources  could  also  be  classified  as  exhaustible/

 depletable  or  non - depletable / renewable  resources.  The  

 distinguishing feature of an exhaustible resource is that, it  

 gets  exhausted when used as an input of a production process,  

 and at the same time, its  undisturbed  role of growth is nil.  

 That is, the temporal  services  provided by a given stock of  

 an exhaustible resource are finite.  

 Further, based on  conventionality in deriving energy, energy  

 sources could be classified as conventional (coal, oil, hydro,  

 nuclear,  etc.)  and  non - conventional (solar,  wind, tidal,  

 geothermal, biogas, etc.) sources.  

 They are also classified as primary or secondary types - coal,  

 firewood,  etc., being  primary  sources  and  electricity, a  

 secondary  source.  Energy  in  its  primary  form  can be of  

 different  kinds.  The main  types are Chemical (fossil fuels-  

 coal, oil, natural  gas, peat;  biomass - wood,  agricultural  

 residues, etc.),Potential (water at a certain height),Kinetic  

 (wind, waves), Radiation (sun),  Heat (geothermal  reservoirs,  

 ocean  thermal reservoirs) and Nuclear (uranium). The primary  

 form of energy must  generally be converted into secondary or  

 final  forms of  energy  before it can be used.  For instance,  

 the  potential  energy  of  a  waterfall (primary  energy) is  

 converted  into  electricity ( secondary  energy),  which  is  

 transmitted  and  transformed  to  supply (final) energy to a  

 factory, where it is converted into mechanical energy (useful  

 energy) for productive operations.  

 Important  types  of  secondary  energy  are  electricity and  

 mechanical energy.  But chemical energy is also  important as  

 a secondary  energy, for instance, in the form of refined oil  

 products.  Final  energy  is  the  energy  that  reaches  the  

 consumer.  This can be  electricity at a suitable voltage, or  

 chemical  energy  in  kerosene  or  batteries.  The  consumer,  

 finally, uses  certain  equipment to convert the final energy  

 he buys, into useful energy for one of his end use activities,  

 e.g., irrigation, transport, cooking, etc.