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. another name for alternative energy

Word History and Origins

Origin of renewable energy¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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