HyperDic: alternative_energy

English > 1 sense of the expression alternative energy:
NOUNphenomenonalternative energyenergy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment
English > alternative energy: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaningenergy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment.
Narrowersolar energy, solar powerEnergy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
wind generation, wind powerPower derived from the wind (as by windmills)
Broaderenergy, free energy(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work
Spanishenergía alternativa
Catalanenergia alternativa

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