What is renewable energy?
Renewable energy, green energy, or low-carbon energy is energy from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. Renewable energy, often referred to as clean energy, comes from natural sources or processes that are constantly replenished.
Sunlight and wind, for example, are such sources that are constantly being replenished. Renewable energy sources are plentiful and all around us.
While renewable energy is often thought of as a new technology, harnessing nature’s power has long been used for heating, transportation, lighting, and more.
Now that we have innovative and less-expensive ways to capture and retain wind and solar energy, renewables are becoming a more important power source.
Types of Renewable Energy Sources
- SOLAR ENERGY
- WIND ENERGY
- GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
- HYDROPOWER
- OCEAN ENERGY
- BIOENERGY
Renewable energy is often deployed together with further electrification, which has several benefits: electricity can move heat or objects efficiently, and is clean at the point of consumption.
Renewable energy systems are rapidly becoming more efficient and cheaper and their share of total energy consumption is increasing.
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