renewable source
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrenewableandsource
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renewable
adjective
uk/rɪˈnjuː.ə.bəl/us/rɪˈnuː.ə.bəl/
Renewable forms of energy can be produced as quickly as they ...
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source
noun[C]
uk/sɔːs/us/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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(Definition ofrenewableandsourcefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Continents rising above sea level constitute the majorrenewablesourceof nutrients (nitrate, phosphate) essential to maintaining life.
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The transfer of this wax biosynthetic pathway to traditional oilseed crops may result in arenewablesourceof wax that could compete with, or eventually replace, petroleum-based or animal-derived products.
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Human excreta, like animal manure, is a good soil conditioner and arenewablesourceof plant nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
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Forestry is a sustainable and infinitelyrenewablesourceof raw material and fuel.
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Is he aware that this is an enormously importantrenewablesourceof energy, especially for this country, and that there are possible world markets?
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Appropriate studies of environmental features and public attitudes are being conducted of eachrenewablesourceas part of its development programme.
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It is too early to say how much eachrenewablesourcewill contribute.
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First, we are back to wind power as the onlyrenewablesourceof energy.
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The onlyrenewablesourceof the raw feedstock for our petrochemical industries is carbohydrates.
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Methane from animal faeces is also arenewablesourceof energy.
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That is why we must now opt for a non fossil,renewablesourceof energy.
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That development is fuelled entirely by wood chips produced from gardening in the adjacent borough—arenewablesourcewith 24-hour availability.
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For example, clauses are incorporated to ensure that new timber from all sources is provided from a managedrenewablesource.
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The biofuels are from arenewablesource, while fossil fuels are not.
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It fails to refer to peat as arenewablesourceof energy.
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It is arenewablesourceof income to the person or family deriving their livelihood from it.
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There are a great many people who suggest that our salvation lies in therenewablesourceof energy.
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Hydro-electric power is a clean andrenewablesourceof energy.
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