renewable energy: Meaning and Definition of

renew'able en'ergy

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. any naturally occurring, theoretically inexhaustible source of energy, as biomass, solar, wind, tidal, wave, and hydroelectric power, that is not derived from fossil or nuclear fuel. Also called
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