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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That means cutting heat-trapping emissions from the largest source – burning fossil fuels – and switching to alternative energy sources like solar and wind.
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Ryan Kellman, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
The additional capital efficiency will also free investment funds for the oil and gas companies to decarbonize their operations and products through the deployment of alternative energy technologies.
—Andrea Guerzoni, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
Major cloud providers capable of providing multiple gigawatts of power are also continuing to invest in renewable and alternative energy sources to power their data centers, and use less water to cool them down.
—Belle Lin, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
All these alternative energy sources underscore the common good, something that cuts across religion and politics.
—Nicholas Wyman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The plan must assume the repeal by a Republican Congress of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which is set to spend $370 million on alternative energy technologies, mostly in Republican districts.
—Win McCormack, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
Authorities in central Minnesota say two people are dead from carbon monoxide poisoning after alternative energy sources were used to heat a home.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 12 Feb. 2024
Three-quarters of those surveyed said that the US should participate in international efforts to reduce climate change, and two-thirds say the US' top priority should be developing alternative energy sources.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 June 2023
Similarly, the premature demand for alternative energy sources like wind has drastically impacted endangered bird species.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
Ryan Kellman, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
The additional capital efficiency will also free investment funds for the oil and gas companies to decarbonize their operations and products through the deployment of alternative energy technologies.
—Andrea Guerzoni, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
Major cloud providers capable of providing multiple gigawatts of power are also continuing to invest in renewable and alternative energy sources to power their data centers, and use less water to cool them down.
—Belle Lin, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
All these alternative energy sources underscore the common good, something that cuts across religion and politics.
—Nicholas Wyman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The plan must assume the repeal by a Republican Congress of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which is set to spend $370 million on alternative energy technologies, mostly in Republican districts.
—Win McCormack, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
Authorities in central Minnesota say two people are dead from carbon monoxide poisoning after alternative energy sources were used to heat a home.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 12 Feb. 2024
Three-quarters of those surveyed said that the US should participate in international efforts to reduce climate change, and two-thirds say the US' top priority should be developing alternative energy sources.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 June 2023
Similarly, the premature demand for alternative energy sources like wind has drastically impacted endangered bird species.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
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