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Title: Renewable energy: an overview

Abstract

Renewable energy technologies use the energy from non-depletable sources: sunshine, water flow and vegatation. The most common renewable energy devices are solar collectors, windmills, woodburning stoves, and hydroelectric turbines. Variations of some of these devices have been used for decades. Today, efficient versions are being developed to reduce our use of non-renewable resources, such as oil, natural gas and coal. Many of the systems utilizing renewable energy require a large initial investment but can offer long-term savings over the life of the system.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC
OSTI Identifier:
6122562
Report Number(s):
DOE/CE-0103
ON: DE85008740; TRN: 85-007631
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: FS 175 2nd Edition
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; REVIEWS; BIOMASS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR ENERGY; WIND POWER; CONVERSION; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY SOURCES; POWER; SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION; 299000* - Energy Planning & Policy- Unconventional Sources & Power Generation

Citation Formats

. Renewable energy: an overview. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
. Renewable energy: an overview. United States.
. 1984. "Renewable energy: an overview". United States.
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