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NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy (Physics)
  • Biomass Energy
DEF

A natural resource which cannot be produced, grown, generated, or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie (Physique)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
DEF

[Source] d'énergie qui ne se renouvelle pas assez rapidement pour être considérée comme inépuisable à l'échelle de l'Homme, ou même qui ne se renouvelle pas du tout, par opposition aux énergies renouvelables.

Spanish

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