renewable

American  

[ri-noo, -nyoo] / rɪˈnu, -ˈnyu /

adjective

1. able to be renewed.

   a library book that is not renewable.

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noun

1. something that is renewable.

renewable Scientific  

/ rĭ-no̅o̅′ə-bəl /

1. Relating to a natural resource, such as solar energy, water, or wood, that is never used up or that can be replaced by new growth. Resources that are dependent on regrowth can sometimes be depleted beyond the point of renewability, as when the deforestation of land leads to desertification or when a commercially valuable species is harvested to extinction. Pollution can also make a renewable resource such as water unusable in a particular location.

2. Compare nonrenewable

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Other Word Forms

• nonrenewable adjective
• renewability noun
• unrenewable adjective

Etymology

Origin of renewable

First recorded in 1720–30; renew + -able

Example Sentences

Other renewable energy projects to get contracts include onshore wind – mainly in Scotland – and a small number of tidal power developments.

From BBC

Planned or under-construction solar and wind projects slowed last year, analysis showed Tuesday, casting doubts on whether countries will hit a goal of tripling renewable capacity by decade-end.

From Barron's

Neara, an Australian startup that makes digital models of power networks, has raised more than $60 million to accelerate its expansion as rapid growth in data centers and renewable energy stretch aging electricity grids globally.

From The Wall Street Journal

Combining forces would have given the two firms greater leverage to buy copper, a metal that is growing in demand as countries expand electrical networks to harness renewable energies.

From Barron's

Corn and soybeans both move in relation to oil, due to their use as the main feedstocks to produce renewable fuels like ethanol and biodiesel.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• inexhaustible
• sustainable