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===Renewable energy=== <!-- This section is kept short on purpose β see [[Wikipedia:Summary style]]--> {{main|Renewable energy}} [[Renewable energy]] refers to the provision of energy via renewable resources which are naturally replenished as fast as they are being used. Examples are [[sunlight]], [[wind]], [[biomass]], [[rain]], [[tidal power|tides]], [[wave power|waves]] and [[geothermal energy|geothermal heat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebulletin.org/myth-renewable-energy |title=The myth of renewable energy | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists |publisher=Thebulletin.org |date=2011-11-22 |access-date=2013-10-03 |archive-date=2013-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007161531/http://www.thebulletin.org/myth-renewable-energy |url-status=dead }}</ref> Renewable energy may replace conventional fuels in four distinct markets, namely [[electricity generation]], [[solar hot water|hot water]]/[[space heating]], [[motor fuel]]s, and [[Stand-alone power system|rural (off-grid)]] energy services.<ref name=ren15>REN21 (2010). [http://www.harbortaxgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/REN21_GSR_2010_full_revised-Sept2010.pdf Renewables Global Status Report] p. 15.</ref> Manufacturing of renewable energy devices uses [[non-renewable resource]]s such as mined metals and [[Surface power density|land surface]].
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