Phrase guide

renewable energy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Energy that is collected from renewable resources, such as wind, water, or the sun, usually and especially as applied to a category of electrical generation.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

All non-fossil fuel energy sources, including those that consume limited resources; especially, nuclear power.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: hernubare energie — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Azerbaijani: bərpa olunan enerji — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Basque: energia berriztagarri — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可再生能源 (kězàishēng néngyuán) — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Chinese Mandarin: 再生能源 (zàishēng néngyuán) — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Dutch: hernieuwbare energie — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Dutch: duurzame energie — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Finnish: uusiutuva energia — energy collected from renewable resources
  • French: énergie renouvelable — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Galician: enerxía renovable — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Georgian: განახლებადი ენერგია (ganaxlebadi energia) — energy collected from renewable resources
  • German: erneuerbare Energie — energy collected from renewable resources
  • German: regenerative Energie — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Indonesian: energi terbarukan — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Italian: energia rinnovabile — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Japanese: 再生可能エネルギー (saisei-kanō enerugī) — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Korean: 재생 에너지 (jaesaeng eneoji) — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Malay: tenaga boleh baharu — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Persian: انرژی تجدیدپذیر (enerži-ye tajdidpazir) — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Polish: energia odnawialna — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Romanian: energie regenerabilă — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Romanian: energie reînnoibilă — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Russian: возобновля́емая эне́ргия (vozobnovljájemaja enérgija) — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Russian: регенерати́вная эне́ргия (regeneratívnaja enérgija) — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Spanish: energía renovable — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Thai: พลังงานทดแทน (pá-lang-ngaan-tót-tɛɛn) — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Ukrainian: відно́влювана ене́ргія (vidnóvljuvana enérhija) — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Ukrainian: відно́влювана енерге́тика (vidnóvljuvana enerhétyka) — energy collected from renewable resources
  • Vietnamese: năng lượng tái tạo — energy collected from renewable resources