gray energy

noun

The total amount of energy required to produce a product or service, covering its entire life cycle from extraction of raw materials to its eventual disposal.

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Meanings

noungray energy (plural gray energies)

plural gray energies · alternative grey energy

  1. environmental sciencebiologyThe total amount of energy required to produce a product or service, covering its entire life cycle from extraction of raw materials to its eventual disposal.
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