renewable

adjective re·new·able \ ri-ˈnü-ə-bəl , -ˈnyü- \

|Updated on: 24 Jun 2018

Examples: renewable in a Sentence

1 : capable of being renewed

renewable contracts

2 : capable of being replaced by natural ecological cycles or sound management practices

renewable resources

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renewability

play \ri-ˌnü-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē, -ˌnyü-\ noun

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renewable

noun

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renewably

play \ri-ˈnü-ə-blē, -ˈnyü-\ adverb

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Examples of renewable in a Sentence

a renewable life insurance policy
Forests are renewable natural resources, but they must be treated with care.
Wind and water are renewable fuel sources.

Recent Examples of renewable from the Web

Details are sketchy, but the aim is to plug into the internet cables beneath the Red Sea and create a hub for innovation, powered by renewable energy.

— The Economist, "Breaking the curseWhy Gulf economies struggle to wean themselves off oil," 21 June 2018
Miller doesn’t see oil and gas losing much ground, despite the push to combat climate change by replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy.

— jordan blum, Houston Chronicle, "Halliburton CEO bullish on oil’s long-term future," 18 June 2018
Corporate America has emerged as a leading buyer of renewable energy in recent years.

— benjamin storrow, Scientific American, "Cities Look to “Virtual Power” to Reach Climate Goals," 15 June 2018
While about 22 percent of Germany's electricity still comes from burning lignite — and a further 12 percent from hard coal — some 33 percent is now generated using renewable energy.

— Fox News, "How Germany is turning wasteland into vast lakeside resorts," 14 June 2018
Samsung is only explicitly promising 100 percent renewable energy for 17 of its 38 buildings around the world.

— shannon liao, The Verge, "Samsung promises to use 100 percent renewable energy in US, Europe, and China by 2020," 14 June 2018
Most recently, a suit filed by Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has sought to block billions in New York State subsidies for aging nuclear power plants, arguing those taxpayer funds would be better used to support the transition to renewable energy.

— Billboard, "Aboard the Clearwater: Five Decades of Environmental Activism Rooted In Music," 13 June 2018
Image The experiment is the latest sign of China’s desire to innovate in, and dominate, the increasingly lucrative and strategically important market for renewable energy.

— keith bradsher, New York Times, "Free Power From Freeways? China Is Testing Roads Paved With Solar Panels," 11 June 2018
Rapidly declining prices for wind and solar power, energy efficiency initiatives and state renewable energy mandates are projected to cut even deeper into coal’s shrinking share of the energy mix.

— michael hawthorne, chicagotribune.com, "EPA deal marks dramatic shift away from dirty coal power in Chicago area," 24 May 2018

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