2007-01-02 07:09:18 · 6 answers · asked by Narayan 3 in Environment
There are several types of fuels, some are renewable some are not.
Hydrocarbons like coal, natural gas and oil (which is required to make gasoline) are not renewable.
Other fuels can be made from foodstuffs like grain and corn. They are obviously renewable since they can can be grown in a crop year.
There are many types of fuel. Was your question more specific as to what type of "Fuel Energy"?
2007-01-02 07:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by srrl_ferroequinologist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes anything that can be re cycled or regrown. However the energy expended by fuel must be captured in order to be renewable. And there will be loss due to use, but some of the energy is salvageable. Things like distillation from steam operating devices you will have water condensed and saved.. You can process fresh water from salt water. You can burn wood and produce charcoal.Fuels expend energy in heat units and these are lost once used, they can be replenished but not renewed. Gone like the sun if it goes out.
2007-01-02 15:17:34 · answer #2 · answered by Faerie loue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mother has been recycling our air for million's of years. Where do u think our original fossil fuels came from. The plants take in CO2 and keeps the C and gives us back O2. The process is called photosynthesis. That is the air side but look at the C side. The plants grow big as the CO2 accelerates the growth and this is all the green plants ,including algae . As the plants die and loose their leaves and they go down the rivers to the delta . In the delta the plant matter breaks down into gas,oil,and coal. This is Mother nature recycle system and have lasted for millions of years.
2007-01-02 15:28:19 · answer #3 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the most technical level, the answer would be yes if you had time to wait millions of years for them to form (that's how long it took what we're using now to form). Fossil fuels are considered NON-renewable, however, because once they've been depleted, who has millions of years to sit around waiting for more to be created? That's why it is imperative we develop alternative fuels before we deplete the significantly diminished reserves currently available.
2007-01-02 15:14:14 · answer #4 · answered by stevijan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends what the fuel is.
2007-01-02 15:11:18 · answer #5 · answered by tumbleweed1954 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
2007-01-02 15:11:16 · answer #6 · answered by Lowa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋