Description

Energy technology is an interdisciplinary engineering science having to do with the efficient, safe, environmentally friendly, and economical extraction, conversion, transportation, storage, and use of energy. It is about yielding high efficiency while trying to avoid side effects on humans and nature.

As a comprehensive field that deals with the study and application of physical principles in order to produce various types of power for human consumption or as a means of transportation such as wind turbines or solar panels; it has been around since the 18th century.

There are two primary categories into which most forms of energy can be classified: renewable resources (such as biomass) and non-renewable sources like fossil fuels or radioactive materials.