renewable resources
Nature's endless supplies
Renewable resources are natural materials or energy sources that replenish themselves over time, unlike finite resources such as coal or oil.
Sunlight, wind, timber, and fresh water are renewable—though renewal rates vary from instantaneous (solar) to decades (forests).
The term often appears in discussions of sustainable energy: The country is investing heavily in renewable resources.
Resources can be renewable yet still exhaustible if consumed faster than they regenerate.
- solar powerEnergy derived from sunlight
- clean powerPollution-free electricity sources
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- green energyEnvironmentally sustainable electricity
hydroelectricity · carbon footprint · geothermal energy · solar energy · photovoltaic cells · carbon neutrality · energy efficiency · zero emissions · landfill gas · sustainable agriculture · wind power · ocean currents · crop rotation · growing season · permaculture · afforestation · rain water · agroforestry
- resourcesmoney, capital, materials, supplies, assets
- green techsolar panels, solar power, wind energy, clean energy, wind turbines
- sustainabilityreduce, reuse, recycle, sustainable yield, recycling programs
- sustainable harvestwild harvest, fishing quotas, catch limits, bag limits, coppicing
- green industryeco-design, green design, circular economy, eco-innovation, industrial symbiosis
- Spanish ecologydehesa, Sierra Nevada, Mediterranean climate, olive groves, coastal ecosystems
renewable resourcesnonrenewable resources
Materials that cannot regenerate
non-renewable resources · finite resources · fossil fuels · dirty energy · coal
renew, resource, renewal, resources, renovate, renewed, resourceful, renewing, resourcefulness