"renewable energy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-renewable energy.wav [US] Forms: renewable energies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} renewable energy (countable and uncountable, plural renewable energies)
  1. Energy that is collected from renewable resources, such as wind, water, or the sun, usually and especially as applied to a category of electrical generation. Wikipedia link: renewable energy Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Energy Hypernyms: energy, renewables Hyponyms: bioenergy, hydroelectric, hydropower, solar energy, solar power, water power, wind energy, wind power Related terms: geothermal, sails, waterwheels, windmills Related terms (photovoltaics): solar panels Translations (energy collected from renewable resources): bərpa olunan enerji (Azerbaijani), energia berriztagarri (Basque), 可再生能源 (kězàishēng néngyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 再生能源 (zàishēng néngyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), uusiutuva energia (Finnish), énergie renouvelable [feminine] (French), განახლებადი ენერგია (ganaxlebadi energia) (Georgian), erneuerbare Energie [feminine] (German), regenerative Energie [feminine] (German), energi terbarukan (Indonesian), energia rinnovabile [feminine] (Italian), 再生可能エネルギー (saisei-kanō enerugī) (Japanese), tenaga boleh baharu (Malay), انرژی تجدیدپذیر (enerži-ye tajdidpazir) (Persian), energia odnawialna [feminine] (Polish), energie regenerabilă (Romanian), energie reînnoibilă (Romanian), возобновля́емая эне́ргия (vozobnovljájemaja enérgija) [feminine] (Russian), регенерати́вная эне́ргия (regeneratívnaja enérgija) [feminine] (Russian), energía renovable [feminine] (Spanish), พลังงานทดแทน (pá-lang-ngaan-tót-tɛɛn) (Thai), відно́влювана ене́ргія (vidnóvljuvana enérhija) (english: the energy itself) [feminine] (Ukrainian), відно́влювана енерге́тика (vidnóvljuvana enerhétyka) (english: considered as an industry or system) [feminine] (Ukrainian), năng lượng tái tạo (Vietnamese)
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      "word": "nonrenewables"
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