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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
Thermal Combustion 1
Source Class
Sources
1. Waste-to-energy - Wikipedia
  • Waste-to-energy, History section, first attempts sentence
    It was not until the late 19th century that the first attempts were made to produce energy from burning waste.
  • Waste-to-energy, lead section, combustion method sentence
    The most common method of WtE is direct combustion of waste to produce heat, which can then be used to generate electricity via steam turbines.
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