Coal, fossil fuels (a broad category including coal, oil, and natural gas), and natural gas are all formed over millions of years from organic matter and exist in finite quantities. Their formation rate is negligible compared to human consumption, making them non-renewable. The Sun provides solar energy, which is a vast and continuously available resource, making it a renewable energy source.
Renewable source of energy is :
Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2017 · Topic: Non-Conventional Energy (Solar Energy: Technologies, applications, and challenges)
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