"energy payback time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: energy payback times [plural]
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  1. (physics) The amount of time required for a renewable energy system to generate the same amount of energy that was used to produce the system itself. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-energy_payback_time-en-noun-fmWNTIKv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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