renewable
Americanadjective
noun
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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.
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Compare nonrenewable
Other Word Forms
- nonrenewable adjective
- renewability noun
- unrenewable adjective
Etymology
Origin of renewable
Example Sentences
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Yet half of its domestic energy comes from renewable sources.
From Barron's
After almost 20 years in power, Swinney defended his party's record in government, pointing to falling child poverty levels in Scotland, unemployment rates and growth in the renewable energy sector.
From BBC
Britain produced a record-high amount of electricity from renewable energy last year, a study revealed on Friday.
From Barron's
They include technologies like batteries - to store renewable electricity to use when it is less sunny and windy - as well as other low-carbon sources like nuclear, which can provide dependable output.
From BBC
Reeves said the insulation scheme - called the Energy Company Obligation - would be scrapped, and for three years, renewable energy projects will be 75%-funded by general taxation instead of a levy on energy bills.
From BBC
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