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Conventional Sources of Energy |
Non-conventional Sources of Energy |
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Conventional sources of Energy have been used since a long time |
Non-Conventional sources of Energy are recently discovered sources of energy |
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They are common and widely used sources |
They are relatively new and hence are not widely used. Example - Solar cells are still not widely used |
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Most of these sources cause pollution when used |
Most of these sources do not cause pollution when used |
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They are non-renewable sources of energy |
They are mostly renewable source of energy (except Nuclear Energy) |
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Example - Fossil Fuels like Coal, Petroleum, and Burning wood |
Example - Solar Energy, Nuclear Energy, Geothermal Energy, Energy from the Oceans |
