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CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
CONT

Conventional energy sources based on oil, coal, and natural gas have proved to be highly effective drivers of economic progress, but at the same time damaging to the environment and to human health.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
CONT

Le coût de la production d'électricité à l'aide d'une technologie éolienne moderne [...] est maintenant devenu compétitif avec [celui des] sources d'énergie classiques.

OBS

source d'énergie conventionnelle : L'emploi de l'adjectif «conventionnel» pour qualifier une source d'énergie dont l'utilisation est très répandue constitue un anglicisme. Cette construction est donc à éviter.

Spanish

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