These fuels are very efficient, it means that fossil fuel sources (oil, natural gas and coal) have high energy conversion rates, thereby they enable to generate important amounts of energy.
Explanation:
It has been shown that the overall efficiency of the conversion of fossil fuels to electricity is approximately 40%, while 60% of the energy produced is wasted during the process of combustion. However, it is important to note that the efficiency of renewable energies (i.e., geothermal, solar, hydroelectricity, wind and biomass) have been considerably increased in the last years.
