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Source Class

This dimension sorts energy sources by their basic class, renewable or non-renewable. Wikipedia notes that "primary energy can be non-renewable or renewable," the fundamental division that every energy source falls into. Browsing by source class keeps sources of the same basic kind grouped together.

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1. Energy carrier - Wikipedia
Energy carrier, Introduction section, definition sentence
Quote, Energy carrier, Introduction section, definition sentence
An energy carrier is a substance (fuel) or sometimes a phenomenon (energy system) that contains energy that can be later converted to other forms such as mechanical work or heat or to operate chemical or physical processes.
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