Energy resource

Definition

A source of energy that people can use for heating, transport or generating electricity.

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Paper 1

A source of energy that can be used to meet needs such as transport, heating or generating electricity.
An energy resource is something from which useful energy can be obtained. Some resources are fuels, whereas others are natural processes or flows, such as sunlight, wind and moving water.
Revise: Types of Energy Resources
A source from which energy can be transferred for a useful purpose, such as heating, transport or generating electricity.
Revise: Uses and Reliability of Energy Resources

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Classify the resource, not the device: a wind turbine uses wind, so the energy resource is renewable.
2
The specification does not require descriptions of how energy resources generate electricity, so focus on their uses and the reasons for differences in reliability.
3
Do not call electricity an energy resource. It is a useful means of transferring energy and must be generated using a resource such as wind, nuclear fuel or natural gas.

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Specification 3.13, 3.14 · Paper 1

A supply from which energy can be transferred for useful purposes such as generating electricity, heating or transport.
Energy is conserved, but an energy resource can still be used up. The distinction is important: energy is transferred between stores, whereas a resource is a supply that makes those transfers possible. When petrol is burned, the energy is not destroyed; it is transferred from the fuel's chemical store and eventually becomes spread through the surroundings.
Revise: Energy Sources
A source from which useful energy can be obtained, such as coal, wind or sunlight.
Revise: Patterns in Energy Use

Specification P8.2a · Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher)

A source from which people obtain energy for heating, transport or generating electricity.
An energy resource is something we can use to meet those needs. Some resources are burned to provide heat directly. Others are used to generate electricity, which can then be delivered to where it is needed.
Revise: Energy sources

Paper 1, Paper 2

A source of energy that can be used by people, such as a fuel, moving air or sunlight.
An energy resource is something from which people can obtain useful energy.
Revise: Energy Resources and Usage Patterns