renewable energy

noun

1. any naturally occurring, theoretically inexhaustible source of energy, as biomass, solar, wind, tidal, wave, and hydroelectric power, that is not derived from fossil or nuclear fuel.

renewable energy

noun

1. See alternative energy
   another name for alternative energy

Word History and Origins

Origin of renewable energy¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

It was a flying laboratory, full of groundbreaking technologies that made it possible to produce renewable energy, store it and use it when necessary in the most efficient manner.

From TechCrunch

The campus over the past decade has invested in renewable energy, reduced food waste and shared plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.

From Washington Post

“Green” pipelines still transport fossil fuelsTC Energy has vowed to purchase renewable energy either directly or as renewable energy credits to offset the energy required to power the pipeline.

From Popular-Science

For example, in the past month, independent media agency Mediassociates teamed with creative agency Mojo Supermarket to land a renewable energy company that’s about to launch.

From Digiday

Dominion argued it needed the money to modernize the electric grid and make record investments in renewable energy.

From ProPublica

The total cost of the so-called Competitive Renewable Energy Zones: $7 billion.

From The Daily Beast

That means that financial innovation is now as important to scaling up renewable energy as engineering innovation.

From The Daily Beast

Braley touted his bipartisan record in Washington on legislation to promote renewable energy and help veterans.

From The Daily Beast

Solar Roadways says “a nationwide system could produce more clean renewable energy than a country uses as a whole.”

From The Daily Beast

And it creates a training program for “Energy efficiency and renewable energy workers.”

From The Daily Beast

This represented the first step towards widespread introduction of renewable energy sources into the Nation's economy.

From Project Gutenberg