alt.energy.renewable

daestrom wrote:
> "Arnold Walker" wrote in message
>> Therefore by logic progression solar and wind is not renewable ,since
>> they come from a non renewable source.
>
> But under the common definition of 'renewable resource', wind and solar
> do fit the category.

As Daestrom said, renewable energy is not defined by logic. The
time frame is usually limited to a few years or, at most, a human
lifespan. This makes solar, wind, biomass renewable while coal
and oil are not.

/Articles/ ?topicnum=11
: Renewable energy resource: an energy resource that is replaced rapidly
: by natural processes.

/basics/
: Renewable energy resources are naturally replenished in a relatively
: short period of time.

Anthony