alternative energy
noun
variants
or less commonly alternative power
: usable power (such as heat or electricity) that comes from a renewable or green resource
alternative energy sources/technology
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The segment’s alternative energy services cater to the nuclear industry, and its health-care business focuses on an ultra-high moisture barrier polymer used in healthcare packaging and propellants used for inhalers.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, Padilla and others have said that wave energy had taken a back seat to other forms of alternative energy for some time.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
And there’s the environmentalist, who is concerned about carbon emissions and sometimes makes the case that, overall, higher gas prices are good for the planet as an incentive for people to seek and use alternative energy sources.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
However, protein does supply a small amount of energy and can serve as an alternative energy source.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, Padilla and others have said that wave energy had taken a back seat to other forms of alternative energy for some time.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
And there’s the environmentalist, who is concerned about carbon emissions and sometimes makes the case that, overall, higher gas prices are good for the planet as an incentive for people to seek and use alternative energy sources.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
However, protein does supply a small amount of energy and can serve as an alternative energy source.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Alternative energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20energy. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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