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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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Comparison
Era of Emergence
1800 1
Physical Basis
Geological (Fossil) 1
Source Class
Sources
1. Fossil fuel - Wikipedia
  • Fossil fuel, Importance section, commercial exploitation sentence
    Commercial exploitation of petroleum began in the 19th century.
  • Fossil fuel, Origin section, formation sentence
    The origin of fossil fuels is the anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms.
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