Course: GFM 102 Technical Aspects of Energy, Resources & Conservation

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What is Renewable Energy?

Unlike fossil fuels, which are exhaustible, renewable energy sources regenerate and can be sustained indefinitely.

The five renewable sources used most often are:

- Biomass — including:
  - wood and wood waste,
  - municipal solid waste,
  - landfill gas and biogas,
  - ethanol
  - biodiesel
- Water (hydropower)
- Geothermal
- Wind
- Solar

Click here to access the Renewable Energy Explained: Basics webpage from the U.S. Energy Information Administration website.
Click here to access the Renewable Energy Explained: Types & Usage webpage from the U.S. Energy Information Administration website.
Click here to access the Renewable Energy Explained: Incentives webpage from the U.S. Energy Information Administration website.
Click here to access the Biomass Explained webpage from the U.S. Energy Information Administration website.
Click here to access the Biofuels: Ethanol and Biodiesel Explained webpage from the U.S. Energy Information Administration website.
Click here to access the Wind Explained webpage from the U.S. Energy Information Administration website.
Click here to access the Geothermal Explained webpage from the U.S. Energy Information Administration website.
Click here to access the Electricity: The Science of Electricity Explained webpage from the U.S. Energy Information Administration website.
Click here to access the Electricity: How Electricity is Generated Explained webpage from the U.S. Energy Information Administration website.
Click here to access the Hydrogen Explained webpage from the U.S. Energy Information Administration website.