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Which of the following is a renewable resource?
Renewable resources include biomass energy (such as ethanol ), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy. Biomass refers to organic material from plants or animals.
What are the uses of renewable resources?
The energy that is provided by renewable energy resources is used in 5 important areas such as air and water cooling/heating, electricity generation, rural sector, and transportation. According to a report in 2016 by REN21, the global energy consumption by the use of renewable energy resources contributed to 19.2% in 2014 and 23.7% in 2015.
What is renewable electricity and how does it work?
Renewable electricity involves no fossil fuels in its creation and produces zero carbon dioxide emissions when it is generated. Around 40% of the electricity in the National Grid comes from renewable sources, according to the latest government figures (for October-December 2021).
What are the sources of energy that are sustainable?
The sources could sustain for a longer period of time and can easily be renewed often. Sustainable sources are biomass, nuclear power, geothermal, wind energy, solar power, tidal power, and wave power.