non-renewable energy resource

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• Non-renewable energy — is energy taken from finite resources that will eventually dwindle, becoming too expensive or too environmentally damaging to retrieve , [ [http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re basics.html Renewable Energy Basics] ] as opposed to renewable energy… …   Wikipedia

• Renewable Energy Certificates — (RECs), also known as Green tags, Renewable Energy Credits, or Tradable Renewable Certificates (TRCs), are tradable environmental commodities in the United States which represent proof that 1 megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from… …   Wikipedia

• Non-renewable resource — A coal mine in Wyoming. Coal, produced over millions of years, is an inherently finite and non renewable resource on a human time scale. A non renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot be produced, grown, generated, or used on a scale …   Wikipedia

• non-renewable resource — /nɒn rənjuəbəl ˈrisɔs/ (say non ruhnyoohuhbuhl reesaws) noun a natural resource which, once it is depleted, cannot be replaced or restored, such as fossil fuels. A non renewable resource is a natural resource that exists in a fixed amount, and is …  

• Renewable energy in New Zealand — is primarily from hydropower and comprises slightly over half of the electricity generated, a ratio that has been falling for decades while load growth has been met primarily by natural gas fired power stations. In September 2007, Prime Minister… …   Wikipedia

• Renewable energy commercialization — The wind, Sun, and biomass are three renewable energy sources …   Wikipedia

• Renewable energy development — TOC Renewable energy development covers the advancement, capacity growth, and use of renewable energy sources. Modern interest in renewable energy development is linked to concerns about exhaustion and greenhouse gases of fossil fuels and… …   Wikipedia

• Renewable energy — Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm, at the entrance to the River Mersey in North West England …   Wikipedia

• Renewable energy in Scotland — The production of renewable energy in Scotland is an issue that has come to the fore in technical, economic, and political terms during the opening years of the 21st century. [See for example: Scottish Executive (2005) Choosing Our Future:… …   Wikipedia

• Renewable energy in China — China’s rapid economic growth and heavy reliance on increasingly expensive foreign oil, the vast environmental toll that is one of the most apparent costs of China s economic success, persistent rural poverty in China and periodic power shortages …   Wikipedia

• Renewable energy in the United States — Brazos Wind Ranch in Texas. Presiden …   Wikipedia