Energies have always been an integral part of human life, and the historical periods marked by individual energies have had the corresponding growth rates of both the population and the gross domestic product. Renewable energy sources and their application are one of the globally most prominent themes. The reason lies in the increasing human consciousness of the environmental sensitivity to human activity, and especially in the excessive use of fossil fuels that pollute the environment and humanity as a threat to survival. That is why western civilization tends to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources that pollute the environment to a small extent and represent an inexhaustible source of energy available to mankind. The paper discusses historical development and types of energy and renewable energy sources in general. The purpose and purpose of this paper is to present the historical development of energy, energy types and to demonstrate the most important features of renewable energy sources.