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Fuels have been a quintessential part of world's energy resources since the turn of the 20th Century.
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Fuels Fuels have been a quintessential part of world's energy resources since the turn of the 20^th Century. In 1950 98% of UK's energy used came from fuels (mainly coal and gas), and despite a slight dip in this number in recent times due to an attempt to increase the use of renewable energy resources 88% of UK's energy still comes fuels such as coal and oil (the rest being made up of Nuclear, HEP and other renewable energy sources). There are various desirable characteristics of fuels are Fossil fuels are of major value to society in an age of increasing demands for sources of energy. Despite the fact that they are non renewable, they still account for 90% of the total energy consumed in the UK, an indication of our reliability on fossil fuels. It has been estimated by scientists that the world consumes an amount of fossil ...
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