ENERGY

Sources of Energy
Fossil Fuel
remains of plants, animals

and microorganisms that lived millions of years ago

Peat Coal

Peat

Anthracite

Natural Resources
Resource Reserve

structures & processes

that can be used by humans for their own purposes but cannot be created by them.

naturally occurring substance of use to

humans that has the potential for being feasibly extracted under prevailing conditions

known deposits from w/c materials can be

extracted profitably w/ existing technology under present economic conditions

Kinds of Energy Resource

Non-renewable Renewable

RA 9367

Biofuels Act of 2006

Biofuel

(also called agrofuel) can be broadly defined as

solid, liquid, or gas fuel consisting of, or derived from biomass

Biodiesel

refer to Fatty Acid Methyl Ester derived

from vegetable oils or animal oils.

Bioethanol
feedstock and other biomass.

refer to ethanol produced from