一、当今社会的主要能源现代工农业、运输业、建筑业、通讯等方面的发展 ,愈来愈需要消耗大量的能源。现在我们所消耗的能量 ,其中 90 %以上来源于矿物燃烧 ,如煤、石油、天然气。但矿物燃料的蕴藏量总是有限的 ,继续消耗这些燃料就意味着我们在靠“存货”维持生活。目前的开采 I. Main Energy Sources in Today’s Society Modern industry and agriculture, transport, construction, communications and other aspects of development require more and more energy. Now more than 90% of the energy we consume comes from the burning of minerals such as coal, oil and natural gas. However, the reserves of fossil fuels are always limited. Continued consumption of these fuels means that we rely on “stocks” to sustain our lives. The current exploitation