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Energiewende

Energiewende noun: the German energy transition, a change in national energy policy in favor of renewable sources and energy efficiency.

Noun

Energiewende

  1. The German energy transition, a change in national energy policy in favor of renewable sources and energy efficiency.
    • The Energiewende is thus partly in conflict with the German national plan for a change of the entire energy system issued in 2010.2012, Robert Schlögl, Chemical Energy Storage, →ISBN, page 1
    • The primary goals of the Energiewende, as set out by the government, begin with a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.2014, Woodrow W. Clark, Global Sustainable Communities Handbook, →ISBN, page 369

Origin of Energiewende

Borrowed from German Energiewende (“energy transition”).

Questions about Energiewende

What does Energiewende mean?
Energiewende means the German energy transition, a change in national energy policy in favor of renewable sources and energy efficiency.
What part of speech is Energiewende?
Energiewende is a noun.

Words near Energiewende in the dictionary

  1. energic
  2. energical
  3. energid
  4. energids
  5. energies
  6. Energiewende
  7. energisation
  8. energisations
  9. energise
  10. energised
  11. energiser

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