In a documented essay of XXXXXXXXXXwords please address the following topics. 1) discuss the various types of fossils fuels, how each is formed, and why they are considered a nonrenewable energy...

Running head RENEWABLE ENERGY: PROMISE OF A BETTER FUTURE
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Renewable Energy: Promise of A Better Future
Energy plays a central role in modern world and it would not be wrong to say that it
drives our lives. Now, it can be easily noticed that due to industrial development, the demand for
energy is increasing at an alarming rate and because of this increased requirement, the key
sources of energy means; fossil fuels are being depleted in a rapid mode which reflects that we
need to concentrate over alternative sources of energy that could also prove to be eco-friendly.
But, before discussing that it should be better to have an idea about the cu
ent scenario and
where we are standing today in context of availability of energy resources.
At present, approximately 80 percent of the energy used by us is supplied via fossil fuels
which are called non-renewable energy sources because; their rate of formation is significantly
slower than their rate of consumption. It might be understood via taking the example of
manufacturing procedure of various fossil fuels.
How Fossil fuels are produced:
The three most frequent fossil fuels represent the three states of matter as; Coal is solid,
Crude oil is liquid and Natural gas is gas. These might be refined further for the production of
their byproducts for instance; tar, petrol, butane, and methanol etc. Their manufacturing process
can be understood as follows:
Crude Oil
Because of its versatility as well as ease of extraction and transportation, oil could be
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termed as; number one fossil fuel. It is a combustible thick, black liquid hydroca
on
which is formed within the earth crust because of millions of years of decomposition (under high
pressures and temperatures) of plant and animal matter (Cleveland, 1992).
Coal
Coal can be defined as; the most abundant as well as cheapest available fossil fuel of
planet Earth and it is formed via ferns, plants and swamp remains that died and initiated to decay
at the bottom of lakes and marshes. Because of decomposition of these lifeless organic plants,
formation of peat occu
ed initially and further as a consequence of high temperature and
pressure, this peat converted into the coal. After all, coal formation also takes millions of years
like crude oil.
Natural Gas
It can also be called as; a mixture of diverse hydroca
on gases, but the key ingredient in
it is methane which is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. By nature, it’s a highly flammable
gaseous hydroca
on which can be generated with coal (because of decomposition of plant and
animal matter) so; its production process is also lengthy like coal (Cleveland, 1992).
From above mentioned text, it can be understood that production of fossil...