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Biodiesel
Type: Renewable Uses: Transportation fuel, heating oil, electricity generation
Petroleum
Type: Non-renewable Uses: Fuel for vehicles, heating oil, production of plastics
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
Type: Renewable Uses: Generating electricity, desalination, chilling and freezing
Uranium
Type: Non-renewable Uses: Fuel for nuclear power plants, medical isotopes, military armaments
Tar Sands
Type: Non-renewable Uses: Producing synthetic crude oil, bitumen extraction, asphalt
Biofuels
Type: Renewable Uses: Transportation fuels, heating, electricity generation
Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS)
Type: Renewable Uses: Regenerative braking in vehicles, enhancing fuel efficiency, motorsport applications
Hydrogen
Type: Renewable when produced from water Uses: Fuel for vehicles, energy storage, powering fuel cells
Methane Hydrate
Type: Non-renewable Uses: Potential future source of natural gas, energy research
Helium-3
Type: Non-renewable Uses: Nuclear fusion research, cryogenics, neutron detection
Wind Energy
Type: Renewable Uses: Generating electricity, mechanical power, pumping water
Geothermal Energy
Type: Renewable Uses: Heating buildings, generating electricity, in district heating systems
Solar Energy
Type: Renewable Uses: Generating electricity, heating water, powering solar panels
Peat
Type: Non-renewable Uses: Fuel for heating, electricity generation, horticultural amendment
Oil Shale
Type: Non-renewable Uses: Producing shale oil, electricity generation, heating
Wave Energy
Type: Renewable Uses: Electricity generation, desalination, water pumping
Plutonium
Type: Non-renewable Uses: Fuel for nuclear reactors, RTGs in spacecraft, nuclear weapons
Coal
Type: Non-renewable Uses: Electricity generation, steel production, cement manufacture
Lithium
Type: Non-renewable Uses: Batteries for electronics and electric vehicles, medical treatments, glassmaking
Natural Gas
Type: Non-renewable Uses: Heating, electricity generation, as a chemical feedstock
Biomass
Type: Renewable Uses: Heat production, generating electricity, biofuels
Tidal Energy
Type: Renewable Uses: Electricity generation, coastal protection, tidal mills
Lead Acid Battery
Type: Non-renewable when using lead from mining Uses: Automotive batteries, backup power supply, energy storage
Hydroelectric Power
Type: Renewable Uses: Electricity generation, water management, irrigation
Algae Fuel
Type: Renewable Uses: Production of biogas, bioethanol, biodiesel
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