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renewable

renewable

108 3.8
Able to be extended for another fixed time
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈnuːəbl/
translation icon : renovable
  • Solar and wind power are great examples of renewable energy sources that can be replenished naturally.
  • renewable energy
  • renewable energy development
  • renewable energy sources

If we carry on at this rate, we'll run out of both renewable and non renewable resources within a few decades.

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Examples

  • But you can see that using solar thermal as heat is actually the second most utilized renewable resource in the world.

  • The cost of renewable energy is plummeting.

  • Such as clean, renewable energy.

  • We can have a world with clean air and water, renewable energy, and food that can keep us healthy.

  • And working together, we can provide renewable, clean electricity for everyone on Earth.

  • Attention is focused largely on renewable forms of energy, especially solar energy.

    Academic text (2011)
  • To accept this view is to unlock the door to a renewable energy future.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Solar energy is an obvious renewable energy resource of the region.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We are able to produce renewable energy at parity to the grid prices.

  • He's focusing mostly on renewable energy, universal social protection and job creation.

Synonyms

regenerative
vsrenewable
  • Specialized
2 6.1

Recover energy in a system for later use

is about general replaceability rather than an active restoring process
regenerable
vsrenewable
  • Specialized
6.5

Can be used again after fixing or recharging

is a broad ability to be replaced or continued rather than focusing on repair methods

Antonyms

Cannot be made new again

Compounds

Energy from natural sources that come back, like sunlight or wind

A natural thing like trees or sunlight that comes back over time

Businesses that make and sell energy from the sun and wind

How Renewable

inexhaustible
10 6.5
renewable
108 3.8
nonrenewable
  • Specialized
2 5.6

Surface Forms

renewable positive
renewabler comparative
renewablest superlative

Morphology

renewable = renew (transparent) = re + new + able

The adjective is straightforwardly formed from the verb 'renew' with '-able' meaning capable of being renewed.

Etymology

Renewable comes from the parts re- 'again' and new 'fresh', just like the common verb renew which means 'to make new again'. So a renewable contract or membership is one you can extend or make 'new' again.