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- Industry which converts various types of fuels as well as solar, water, tidal, and geothermal energy into other energy forms for a variety of household, commercial, transportation, and industrial application.
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| Abstract from DBPedia | The energy industry is the totality of all of the industries involved in the production and sale of energy, including fuel extraction, manufacturing, refining and distribution. Modern society consumes large amounts of fuel, and the energy industry is a crucial part of the infrastructure and maintenance of society in almost all countries. In particular, the energy industry comprises:
* the fossil fuel industries, which include petroleum industries (oil companies, petroleum refiners, fuel transport and end-user sales at gas stations) coal industries (extraction and processing) and the natural gas industries (natural gas extraction, and coal gas manufacture, as well as distribution and sales);
* the electrical power industry, including electricity generation, electric power distribution and sales;
* the nuclear power industry;
* the renewable energy industry, comprising alternative energy and sustainable energy companies, including those involved in hydroelectric power, wind power, and solar power generation, and the manufacture, distribution and sale of alternative fuels; and,
* traditional energy industry based on the collection and distribution of firewood, the use of which, for cooking and heating, is particularly common in poorer countries. The increased dependence during the 20th century on carbon-emitting sources of energy such as fossil fuels, and carbon-emitting renewables such as biomass, means that the energy industry has frequently been an important contributor to pollution and environmental impacts of the economy. Until recently, fossil fuels were the main source of energy generation in most parts of the world, and are a major contributor to global warming and pollution. As part of human adaptation to global warming, many economies are investing in renewable and sustainable energy.エネルギー産業（エネルギーさんぎょう、英: Energy industry）とは、石炭・石油・電力・液化石油ガス・原子力など動力源を供給する産業のことである。石油産業、石炭産業、電気事業、ガス事業など。産業の種類により、「深鉱・開発」「輸送」「加工・流通」などに分けられる。戦後に発生したエネルギー革命により、石油は産業における比重が増加した。日本におけるエネルギー産業は今後、「人口の減少・過疎化」「脱炭素化」「分散化」「制度改革」「デジタル化」などの変化潮流を迎えると考えられている。分散化について言えば、太陽光や風力などの分散型電源の価格は、世界中で急速に減速しており、日本でも分散型電源や蓄電池などの指数関数的な価格の下落が現実のものとなりつつある。 (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Energy_industry) |
