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renewable

[ ri-noo, -nyoo ]

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renewable

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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First recorded in 1720–30; renew + -able

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More power is coming from renewable sources than ever before, so why isn't this translating into cheaper electricity bills?

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The official theme for 2025, "Our Power, Our Planet", focuses on renewable energy.

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I helped him oversee both the nuclear energy program and the energy efficiency and renewable energy program, which I ran in 1997.

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For that to be plausible the entire process for stripping the carbon – would have to be powered by renewable energy.

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The prime minister has championed renewable energy throughout his time in office, but has faced backlash for rising power bills.

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