energy source
Where electricity comes
An energy source is anything from which usable power can be extracted.
The term covers fossil fuels like coal and oil, renewables like solar and wind, and nuclear reactions.
In everyday use, it often appears in discussions of sustainability: We need to transition to cleaner energy sources.
Food is technically an energy source for the body.
- fossil fuelsCombustible prehistoric organic deposits
- fuelEnergy source material
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
fire · natural gas · gas station · nuclear fuel · electricity · tidal power · heat · solar cell · solar power · coal · oil · generator · off the grid · hydrogen · wood · wind · wind farm · joule
energy sourceenergy vampire
One who exhausts others emotionally
power drain · energy deficit · energy loss · entropy · dissipation
energy sourcefossil fuel
Energy from decomposed organisms
nonrenewable resource · dirty energy · renewable energy · clean energy
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