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Name the biggest source of non-conventional energy.


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Non-Conventional Energy :

  • The sources of energy are obtained from natural resources.
  • They are also called renewable sources of energy.
  • Nonconventional sources of energy include wind energy, solar energy hydro energy, and geothermal energy.

The biggest source of Non-conventional energy :

  • Sun is the Biggest source of Non-conventional energy which can be replenished again through natural processes.
  • Wind energy is generated due to the movement of wind and the emission of heat by the Sun.
  • Similarly, the energy generated from water is the extraction of the kinetic energy and potential energy of water that comes from solar energy.
  • Thus Solar energy is the biggest source of Non-conventional energy which leads to the origin of other energy such as wind energy, hydro energy, and geothermal energy.

Sun is the biggest source of energy.


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