There are numerous sources of energy, such as Nuclear, Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Hydrogen, Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal. Fossil Fuels are not the best sources because they are causing global warming and they are non-renewable. Nuclear are dangerous of course and are not renewable as well. Wind speed varies so not the best source as well. Geothermal is hard to use because we are to extract heat from the Earth. That leaves Solar, the panels absorbs more energy than produced. Therefore Solar is the ultimate source.
The Sun for us. However the energy that the sun provides us today, came from other sources. Prior to its existence, a giant cloud of dust and gases cultivated in the region of our galaxy that the sun currently lies. Gases and dust that came from millions upon billions of stars that once lived, and passed away, providing the fuel for our own ultimate energy source.
And where did those stars come from?
They came from a singularity that probably sits in the core of our universe. What exactly this core is? Nobody really knows.
However it is evident that from this point, came all of the matter and energy that we see today.
That, or contrary to my beliefs, God my be an answer you can agree with. You pick.
There is still a lot we don't know about the universe and we could end up being completely wrong. Currently there is a lot of debate on the subject, but what we do know is, when talking about complex matter like atoms, hydrogen is by far the fuel of the universe. It is the most abundant form of matter. When it comes together in large enough quantities, a process called nuclear fusion starts. This process creates all other matter in the known universe.
that big hot yellow thing that comes up in the eastern sky around dawn every day.......