Fuel is humanity's most important source of energy.

This energy is captured in chemical bonds through

processes such as photosynthesis and respiration. Energy release during the reaction of a fuel with
oxygen through combustion. Woods, coal, and gasoline and other fuels have chemical bonds, which
created using the energy from the sun. When we burned these fuels then chemical bonds are break and
release of the chemical energy.

Reference

http://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/fuels-and-fuel-
chemistry