Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable (naturally replenished in generally considered to be an energy source that is either in relatively limitless supply, or that quickly regenerates when consumed.
The most common examples of renewable energy are solar power and wind power. For the purposes of human energy production, both of these resources are limitless; there will not be a scenario in the next billion years in which either sunlight or wind ceases to exist on Earth. Less common forms for renewable energy are biomass and biodiesel energy, both of which can be regenerated in a relatively short period of time (a term of months or years) by growing more plants. About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewable, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from hydroelectricity. Read more