"alternative energy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alternative energies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alternative energy (countable and uncountable, plural alternative energies)
  1. Energy derived from any source other than fossil fuels. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Energy Translations (Translations): 新能源 (san¹ nang⁴ jyun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 新能源 (xīnnéngyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), energia alternativa [feminine] (Italian), 代替エネルギー (daitai enerugī) (Japanese), 대체 에너지 (daeche eneoji) (Korean), 新能源 (sing1 lêng5 nguang5) (Min Nan Chinese)
    Sense id: en-alternative_energy-en-noun-k4km5Mfy Disambiguation of Energy: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Min Nan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Min Nan translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 61 39
  2. Energy derived from any renewable source, i.e other than fossil fuels or nuclear fission. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Energy
    Sense id: en-alternative_energy-en-noun-45ljm4Mr Disambiguation of Energy: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alternate energy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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