How to Use renewable in a Sentence

renewable

adjective
Definition of renewablenext
  • Wind and water are renewable fuel sources.
  • Forests are renewable natural resources, but they must be treated with care.
  • In all but one case, the renewable project required less cash.
    — Carly Wanna, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The brand has also tripled its use of renewable plastics in less than three years.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Two decades have passed since the first state law was passed to force a shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
    — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The grid operator was then able to split the costs even among states that didn’t have renewable policies but would share in the rewards.
    — Brad Plumer, New York Times, 13 May 2024
  • On the one hand, there are real gains in renewable energy.
    — Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • And so much of that comes from these investment in the power grid and in renewable energy.
    — CBS News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • For more than a decade, renewable energy has been thought of as a low-cost alternative for the Texas grid.
    — Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 3 May 2023
  • The deal calls for tripling the use of renewable energy, and offshore wind will be crucial to meeting that target.
    — Jennifer McDermott, Fortune Europe, 4 Jan. 2024
  • But there's more to credit for the grid's surplus than just renewable energy.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But, for some, having a stone made with renewable energy is something to brag about.
    — Yusuf Khan, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024
  • But the current rate of renewable adoption is still far below what is needed to meet climate goals.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Observers note there is still progress to be made in terms of prices and updates to the grid to accommodate the increase in renewable energy.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, it’s made from renewable rubber tree wood, and for every tree used to build this toy, another one is planted.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
  • That goes with building out renewable sources of energy as well.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2024
  • In the cooking oil rift, U.S. growers of soy and other crops used to make renewable diesel stand to lose the most from the trade imbroglio, according to agriculture traders.
    — Tarso Veloso, Fortune Asia, 14 May 2024
  • But the idea of a new mine that could help power the transition to renewable energy has received broad support.
    — Dionne Searcey Arin Yoon, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
  • And as far as wardrobe staples go, these $7 lightweight tank tops match everything, made from a smooth fabric that comes from renewable wood.
    — Melissa Epifano, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
  • Then when the interest in renewable energy began to rise, the oil and gas industry was seen as the enemy.
    — Gideon Lichfield, WIRED, 21 June 2023
  • Even as solar and wind farms sprout up around the world, however, the very idea of renewable energy has come under attack in Australia.
    — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Jerry Davis, deputy state director of renewable resources and planning from BLM, said the tribal consultation was the part of the process that required the most back-and-forth.
    — Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
  • Vast arrays of seagoing turbines are now a common sight along many shores, and a major source of renewable electric power.
    — Stanley Reed, New York Times, 13 May 2023
  • This was supposed to be renewable energy’s big year in Europe.
    — Anna Hirtenstein, wsj.com, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Merrillville is set to shine a light on renewable energy with a more than 300-acre solar farm slated for the town’s panhandle.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Texas easily leads the nation in oil and gas production, and the Lone Star State is also a top player in renewable energy.
    — Mitchell Schnurman, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Joshua trees while also helping renewable energy projects move forward in the desert.
    — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
  • This in effect sets a wage floor that ensures workers on qualifying renewable projects are paid well.
    — Jeremy Gantz, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Mauritian women, a renewable source of cheap labor, might be trained to do the finicky work of drilling holes into jewels for luxury watches.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • This shift left the country beholden to cheap Russian oil and gas to power its manufacturing while the country waited for alternative renewable sources to advance.
    — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024

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