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SOURCE ENERGIE SUBSTITUTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Renewable Energy
- Environmental Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- renewable energy source
1, record 1, English, renewable%20energy%20source
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- alternative energy source 2, record 1, English, alternative%20energy%20source
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Source of heat and power that ... rely on [other sources than] fossil fuels or nuclear fission. 3, record 1, English, - renewable%20energy%20source
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These include solar energy, hydroelectric energy, wind energy, wave energy, tidal energy, biological energy sources, nuclear fusion, geothermal energy and ocean thermal energy conversion. The term may also be understood to include nuclear fission and such fossil fuels as are presently little used, such as oil shales and tar sands. 4, record 1, English, - renewable%20energy%20source
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
renewable energy source: term used at the Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada, and extracted from its 2001 Annual Report. 5, record 1, English, - renewable%20energy%20source
Record 1, Key term(s)
- alternative energy sources
- renewable energy sources
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Énergies renouvelables
- Économie environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- source d'énergie renouvelable
1, record 1, French, source%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20renouvelable
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- source d'énergie de remplacement 2, record 1, French, source%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20de%20remplacement
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- source d'énergie de substitution 3, record 1, French, source%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20de%20substitution
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les énergies de substitution [proviennent de] la conversion de l'énergie solaire, de l'énergie hydroélectrique, de l'énergie éolienne, de l'énergie des vagues, de l'énergie marémotrice, de la fusion nucléaire, de l'énergie géothermique et de l'énergie thermique des mers. 4, record 1, French, - source%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20renouvelable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sources d'énergie de remplacement : terme en usage à l'Office de l'efficacité énergétique, Ressources naturelles Canada, et tiré de son rapport annuel de 2001. 5, record 1, French, - source%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20renouvelable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
source d'énergie renouvelable; source d'énergie de substitution; source d'énergie de remplacement : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - source%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20renouvelable
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sources d'énergie renouvelable
- sources d'énergie de remplacement
- sources d'énergie de substitution
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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