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  2. Primary energy - Wikipedia

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    Primary energy (PE) is the energy found in nature that has not been subjected to any human engineered conversion process. It encompasses energy contained in raw fuels and other forms of energy, including waste, received as input to a system. Primary energy can be non-renewable or renewable.

  3. Energy - Wikipedia

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    Energy (from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia) 'activity') is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light.

  4. Outline of energy - Wikipedia

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    Primary energy, energy contained in raw fuels and any other forms of energy received by a system as input to the system. Radiant energy, energy that is transported by waves; Rotational energy, part of an object's total kinetic energy due to its rotation; Solar radiation, radiant energy emitted by the sun, particularly electromagnetic energy

  5. First law of thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    The component of total energy transfer that accompanies the transfer of vapor into the surrounding subsystem is customarily called 'latent heat of evaporation', but this use of the word heat is a quirk of customary historical language, not in strict compliance with the thermodynamic definition of transfer of energy as heat.

  6. Thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    where U 0 denotes the internal energy of the combined system, and U 1 and U 2 denote the internal energies of the respective separated systems. Adapted for thermodynamics, this law is an expression of the principle of conservation of energy, which states that energy can be transformed (changed from one form to another), but cannot be created or ...

  7. Energy transformation - Wikipedia

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    Energy transformation, also known as energy conversion, is the process of changing energy from one form to another. [1] In physics , energy is a quantity that provides the capacity to perform work or moving (e.g. lifting an object) or provides heat .

  8. Energy system - Wikipedia

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    An energy system is a system primarily ... are further classified as primary energy and ... is distinct and different from the definition of energy used in physics ...

  9. Energy density - Wikipedia

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    In physics, energy density is the quotient between the amount of energy stored in a given system or ... gas, and petroleum are the current primary energy sources in ...