List of basic energy development topics

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Energy development is the ongoing effort to provide abundant and accessible energy resources through knowledge, skills, and constructions. When harnessing energy from primary energy sources and converting them into ever more convenient secondary energy forms, such as electrical energy and cleaner fuels, both quantity (harnessing more energy) and quality (more efficient use) are important. Basic topics in energy development include:

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1 Nature of energy development
2 Energy sources
3 History of energy development
4 Basic energy development concepts
5 Energy development scholars
6 Leaders in energy development
7 Energy development lists
8 See also
9 External links

[edit] Nature of energy development

Main article: Energy development

[edit] Energy sources

Fossil fuels: coal, petroleum, and natural gas
Wind power: wind turbines and wind farms.
Wave power
Biomass
Hydrogen
Tidal power
Solar power
Geothermal power
Hydroelectricity
Nuclear energy

[edit] History of energy development

Main article: History of energy development

A New System of Alternating Current Motors and Transformers, by Nichola Tesla, 1888

[edit] Basic energy development concepts

[edit] Energy development scholars

[edit] Leaders in energy development

[edit] Energy development lists

Main article: List of energy development topics

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