renewable energy sources
Sources of energy that are naturally replenished, such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power.
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Использование в IELTS
Used in task 1 to describe energy production trends and shifts from fossil fuels.
Примеры
- The pie chart shows the share of renewable energy sources in the national grid.
- Between 2005 and 2015, the output from renewable energy sources doubled.
- Renewable energy sources accounted for 30% of total electricity generation.
- The data indicates a steady increase in the use of renewable energy sources.
Collocations
- invest in renewable energy sources
- Governments are investing heavily in renewable energy sources.
- renewable energy sources capacity
- The capacity of renewable energy sources has expanded rapidly.
- shift to renewable energy sources
- The graph illustrates the global shift to renewable energy sources.
- renewable energy sources output
- Output from renewable energy sources surpassed coal in 2019.
Word family
- Существительное
- renewability
- Прилагательное
- renewable
Paraphrases
- clean energy sources: Emphasises low pollution; useful for environmental data.
- alternative energy sources: Broader; can include nuclear, but often used for renewables.
- sustainable energy sources: Focuses on long-term viability; good for discussions of future trends.
Распространенные ошибки
- renewable energy source to renewable energy sources. Usually plural when referring to the category; singular may be used for one type.
- renewable energies sources to renewable energy sources. 'Energy' remains singular before 'sources'.
- renewable power sources to renewable energy sources. 'Power' is sometimes used but 'energy' is more standard in this collocation.