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SOURCES OF ENERGY
 SOURCES OF ENERGY
 RENEWABLE ENERGY (RE)

 NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY (NRE)

 LET’S CLASSIFY

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RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
Advantages
They are readily available.
They are cheap.
They generate little or no waste products.

Disadvantages
They have low energy density.
They cannot be easily harnessed (i.e. put to use).
 NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY
SOURCES
Advantages
• They have high energy density.
• They are more efficient.
• They can be easily harnessed (i.e. put to use).

Disadvantages
 Their availability fluctuates.
 They are costly.