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Conventional sources of energy

  Good source of energy   A good source of energy would be :-- 1.   Which would do a large amount of work per unit volume or mass. 2.   Which would be easily accessible 3.   Which would be easy to store and transport 4.   Which would be economical   Conventional sources of energy The conventional sources of energy are also called as non-renewable source of energy that are being used since   a long time.   1.           Fossil   fuels :--                                Fossil fuels are the fuels that are formed by the natural processes such as anaerobic decompositions of buried dead organisms and containing organic molecules that release the energy in combustion. Fossil fuels are so important because they can be burnt to produce significant amount of energy. Due to such exploitation of coal as a source of energy ,the use of the fossil fuels was the central to the industrial revolution. Increasing industrialization has led to better quality of life in whole world