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	<onlyinclude>An '''energy service technology''' is a system that transforms [[energy currency]] ([[electricity]], [[gasoline]], etc.) into a [[energy service\|useful task]].</onlyinclude> These [[technology\|technologies]] are everywhere, and include:		<onlyinclude>An '''energy service technology''' is a system that transforms [[energy currency]] ([[electricity]], [[gasoline]], etc.) into a [[energy service\|useful task]].</onlyinclude> These [[technology\|technologies]] are everywhere, and include:

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	The two main energy currencies are electricity and gasoline, seen in Figure 1, as they are extremely versatile in their use and provide extraordinary services. These forms of [[energy]] allow people to communicate across the world, move vast distances, and much more, however in their raw form they are essentially unusable. They require the use of such technologies listed above in order to achieve these tasks.		The two main energy currencies are electricity and gasoline, seen in Figure 1, as they are extremely versatile in their use and provide extraordinary services. These forms of [[energy]] allow people to communicate across the world, move vast distances, and much more, however in their raw form they are essentially unusable. They require the use of such technologies listed above in order to achieve these tasks.
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<onlyinclude>An '''energy service technology''' is a system that transforms [[energy currency]] ([[electricity]], [[gasoline]], etc.) into a [[energy service|useful task]].</onlyinclude> These [[technology|technologies]] are everywhere, and include:

*[[motor vehicle|Cars]]
*[[Cell phone]]s
*Laptops
*[[Light bulb]]s
*[[Appliances]] (stoves, dishwashers, washers and dryers)

The two main energy currencies are electricity and gasoline, seen in Figure 1, as they are extremely versatile in their use and provide extraordinary services. These forms of [[energy]] allow people to communicate across the world, move vast distances, and much more, however in their raw form they are essentially unusable. They require the use of such technologies listed above in order to achieve these tasks.

[[File:EnergyFlow.png|830px|thumb|center|Figure 1. A diagram of how energy makes its way from the sun into the energy services used everyday. Energy currencies like [[electricity]] and [[gasoline]] are a critical step.<ref>This drawing was made by Xining Chen for this website in August 2014 and is used with her permission.</ref> Without the currency stage, the primary energy wouldn't be able to be turned into the energy service.]]

Many energy service technologies take a tremendous amount of energy to create. Their materials must be mined and refined, [[smelt]]ed, reprocessed, and manufactured. The end product must also be [[transportation|transported]] to where it can be made useful. All in all the energy it takes to make a technology adds up, far beyond what a consumer could imagine. This is known as a technology's ''[[embedded energy]]'' - the energy that was required to make it is "embedded" within it.

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