Meanings
nounrenewable energy (countable and uncountable, plural renewable energies)
plural renewable energies
- countableuncountableEnergy that is collected from renewable resources, such as wind, water, or the sun, usually and especially as applied to a category of electrical generation.
Finally, I have the impression that there’s an element of tough-guy posturing involved — real men don’t use renewable energy, or something.
2018 November 27, Paul Krugman, “The Depravity of Climate-Change Denial”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, page A22 - broadlycountableproscribedsometimesuncountableAll non-fossil fuel energy sources, including those that consume limited resources; especially, nuclear power.
Renewable energy from nuclear, hydro, and solar sources constituted less than 10 percent of the world's energy consumption in 2009.
2013 April 8, World Bank, Atlas of Global Development: A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges, World Bank Publications, →ISBN, page 125
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Afrikaans hernubare energie
- hernubare energieenergy collected from renewable resources
Basque energia berriztagarri
- energia berriztagarrienergy collected from renewable resources
Chinese Mandarin 可再生能源, 再生能源
- 可再生能源 (kězàishēng néngyuán)energy collected from renewable resources
- 再生能源 (zàishēng néngyuán)energy collected from renewable resources
Dutch hernieuwbare energie, duurzame energie
- hernieuwbare energieenergy collected from renewable resources
- duurzame energieenergy collected from renewable resources
Finnish uusiutuva energia
- uusiutuva energiaenergy collected from renewable resources
French énergie renouvelable
- énergie renouvelableenergy collected from renewable resources
German erneuerbare Energie, regenerative Energie
- erneuerbare Energieenergy collected from renewable resources
- regenerative Energieenergy collected from renewable resources
Indonesian energi terbarukan
- energi terbarukanenergy collected from renewable resources
Italian energia rinnovabile
- energia rinnovabileenergy collected from renewable resources
Japanese 再生可能エネルギー
- 再生可能エネルギー (saisei-kanō enerugī)energy collected from renewable resources
Korean 재생 에너지
- 재생 에너지 (jaesaeng eneoji)energy collected from renewable resources
Malay tenaga boleh baharu
- tenaga boleh baharuenergy collected from renewable resources
Persian انرژی تجدیدپذیر
- انرژی تجدیدپذیر (enerži-ye tajdidpazir)energy collected from renewable resources
Polish energia odnawialna
- energia odnawialnaenergy collected from renewable resources
Romanian energie regenerabilă, energie reînnoibilă
- energie regenerabilăenergy collected from renewable resources
- energie reînnoibilăenergy collected from renewable resources
Russian возобновля́емая эне́ргия, регенерати́вная эне́ргия
- возобновля́емая эне́ргия (vozobnovljájemaja enérgija)energy collected from renewable resources
- регенерати́вная эне́ргия (regeneratívnaja enérgija)energy collected from renewable resources
Spanish energía renovable
- energía renovableenergy collected from renewable resources
Swahili nishati jadidifu
- nishati jadidifuenergy collected from renewable resources
Thai พลังงานทดแทน
- พลังงานทดแทน (pá-lang-ngaan-tót-tɛɛn)energy collected from renewable resources
Ukrainian відно́влювана ене́ргія, відно́влювана енерге́тика
- відно́влювана ене́ргія (vidnóvljuvana enérhija)energy collected from renewable resources
- відно́влювана енерге́тика (vidnóvljuvana enerhétyka)energy collected from renewable resources
Vietnamese năng lượng tái tạo
- năng lượng tái tạoenergy collected from renewable resources
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renewable energy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renewable%20energy
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“renewable energy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renewable%20energy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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