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renewable

[ri-noo, -nyoo]

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adjective

able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.

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noun

something that is renewable.

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Origin:
1720–30; renew + -able

Related forms

re·new·a·bil·i·ty, noun

non·re·new·a·ble, adjective

un·re·new·a·ble, adjective

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Example Sentences

Renewable energy has received exceptional help from the government.

The position is a nine month appointment, renewable annually, with full benefits.

But nuclear power is not a complement to renewable energy, insist the greens.

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Renewable energy has received exceptional help from the government.

The position is a nine month appointment, renewable annually, with full benefits.

But nuclear power is not a complement to renewable energy, insist the greens.

The sources of the energy that people use the world over fall into two general categories: renewable and nonrenewable.

Many people are working to harness renewable energy sources more effectively and to enhance energy efficiency.

Following the collapse of the ballyhooed solar firm, these are dark times for renewable energy.

Escalating oil prices and global warming concerns have shifted the quest for renewable energy sources into high gear.

Renewable and conventional energy, markets and green technology.

What we've really got is a five-year contract that's automatically renewable if you're doing your job.

America aims to double the production of energy from renewable sources in the next three years.

In a slow economy during a time when people are looking to save money, renewable energy can provide a dual solution.

The technology for renewable energies has come far enough to allow his vision to move forward, he said.

Achieving these goals will require producing renewable and alternative fuels more efficiently, and stockpiling loads of them.

Google has long expressed interest in finding better sources of energy, striving to be completely dependent on renewable sources.

Today's abundant fossil fuels should not distract us from tomorrow's renewable solutions.

The position is a full-time appointment with an initial and renewable term of three years.

Like other forms of renewable energy, geothermal power produces little or no carbon dioxide.

Renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, generate power without depleting natural resources in the process.

Energy efficiency and investment in renewable energy sources are key to his plan.

Washington must do a lot more to promote renewable energy.

Renewable resources are an important aspect of sustainability.

In this lesson, students will research various sources of renewable energy.

More electricity will be required to power electric vehicles, and more must be renewable.

Hydrogen may be getting a step closer to becoming a mainstream, renewable fuel.

So renewable energy is important here as an economic choice.

Renewable energy could be a possibility and one of the best on that note.

It's a clean fuel source that is renewable yearly by snow and rainfall.

Renewable energy has become a popular political talisman.

Wind is a clean source of renewable energy that produces no air or water pollution.

Scientists say they have generated clean, renewable electricity from the bacteria-rich fluids found inside cow stomachs.

As business and industry are taking more interest in renewable energy, academia is not far behind.

National renewable standards and offshore drilling still in question, however.

If minor upgrades could allow for far more renewable sources to be added to the grid, it could drop the cost.

Efforts to brand low-carbon nuclear technology as a renewable power continue to meet opposition.

He also proposed increasing spending on research and development in agriculture and renewable energy.

Forward-thinking companies, universities and municipalities are finding creative ways to run on renewable power.

The scientists also wanted to find new ways to use renewable resources in industrial processes.

The country's experience in converting to renewable power shows rapid progress is achievable, but also highlights the price.

They are the renewable human resources that fuel resilience.

Other ads tout a fuel that promotes peace and is economical, home-produced, clean and renewable.

It is thousands of years old renewable armatures and forms are another matter.

The renewable industry is getting beaten in the nasty department by fossil fuels.

Oil workers on a deepwater rig idled by a federal moratorium on deepwater drilling share their thoughts on renewable energy.

Use more energy from on- and off-campus renewable sources.

Renewable energy is a means to many worthwhile ends.

Pretty well, once the technology to automatically respond to peak demand and store renewable energy matures.

It is vitally important that the country increase the use of renewable fuels.

We have one-year contracts that are renewable on an unlimited basis.

Its subsidies for renewable energy are wasteful and its nuclear pullout looks panicky.

Island-dwellers have a good reason to be renewable power pioneers:.

Versatile bamboo provides a green and renewable alternative to traditional bike metals.

Renewable energy technologies are facing big challenges because of the credit freeze and plunge in oil and natural gas prices.

Other renewable energy sources, particularly biofuels for transportation, also have good prospects.

Google's ambitious efforts to make renewable energy cheaper than coal have drawn admiration across the board.

Alaska is fast becoming an experiment in oil-state support for renewable energy.

My current research focuses on the role of renewable resources in basketweaving policy.

To change this, he is developing a process using only renewable energy.

While water is a renewable resource, it is not as renewable as many people believe.

The wind announcement is one of several recent federal steps on offshore renewable energy.

Leão tells us the nanocellulosic plastic is made entirely of renewable materials and is biodegradable.

Expand tax incentives for residential renewable energy propertiesmore.

Paper is a renewable resource originating in fast-growing cloned trees grown for the pulp industry.

Proponents of wind energy say that it is an emission-free, quiet, and renewable source of energy.

Diversity of renewable energies plus smart cities will definitely solve the problems of reliability and availability problem.

It's now time to demonstrate the potential that renewable energies have to offer in the area of mobility".

By offering it for your signature, they are indicating your employment is renewable.

And renewable energy doesn't have the political or epistemological baggage of climate change.

Using renewable energy cuts down on fossil fuels, preventing greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere.

Fact: renewable energy has made leaps in economic feasibility as a source for both consumer and industrial use.

Piccard hopes to show that renewable energy can inspire people to increase the quality of life and boost the economy.

Professors of the practice positions may have a limited term appointment that is not renewable.

Although the power they generate is renewable and appears not to produce.

Switching to renewable energy can be a challenge, but it is possible.

Wave energy is taking strides forward and is looking to become a bigger name in the renewable energy sector.

So engineers look for renewable resources that are as dense as possible.

It would offer tax-free bonds for new power plants with renewable or clean energy.

Paper comes from a renewable resource and can be recycled relatively easily.

Winning support for renewable energy will be hard after years of carpet bombing by the pro-nuclear lobby.

Wind is a clean energy source that is endlessly renewable and remarkably reliable.

And as the demand for renewable energy grows, the costs will continue to fall.

The tax package includes an extension for renewable energy grants and a tax credit for ethanol producers.

The government has decreed that all foreign university staff can only be offered one-year renewable contracts.

It is a renewable energy source, unlike petroleum and coal.

They also come with a carrying pouch made out of renewable cotton.

Congress must soon decide whether to extend federal tax subsidies for renewable energy that expire at the end of the year.

The scorecards measure efforts at reducing emissions, boosting renewable energies, and improving energy efficiency.

Hawaii is experimenting with renewable forms of energy that will allow the state to lessen its dependence on imported oil.

Adding renewable energy to the grid and making it more reliable means adding new transmission lines.

And unlike forests and grizzly bears, fossils are not a renewable resource.

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World English Dictionary

renew (rɪˈnjuː)

—vb
1.	to take up again
2.	(also intr) to begin (an activity) again; recommence: to renew an attempt
3.	to restate or reaffirm (a promise, etc)
4.	(also intr) to make (a lease, licence, or contract) valid or effective for a further period
5.	to extend the period of loan of (a library book)
6.	to regain or recover (vigour, strength, activity, etc)
7.	to restore to a new or fresh condition
8.	to replace (an old or worn-out part or piece)
9.	to replenish (a supply, etc)

re'newable

—*adj*

renewa'bility

—n

re'newer

—n

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renewable

(rĭ-n

'ə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
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. Compare nonrenewable.

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