renewable energy
Defined in 6 places across 4 titles of the United States Code.
As used in this subsection, the term "renewable energy" has the meaning given such term in section 15852(b)(2) of title 42.
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- 2007–present29 U.S.C. § 2916Labor · Demonstration, pilot, multiservice, research, and multistate projects · under this section
The term “renewable energy” has the meaning as defined in section 16181 of this title.
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- 2007–present42 U.S.C. § 17035The Public Health and Welfare · University based research and development grant program · in this section
The term “renewable energy” means electric energy generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.
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- 2005–202042 U.S.C. § 15852The Public Health and Welfare · Federal purchase requirement · in this section
The term “renewable energy” means electricity generated from—
(A) a renewable energy source; or
(B) hydrogen, other than hydrogen produced from a fossil fuel, that is produced from a renewable energy source.
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- 2005–present7 U.S.C. § 918CAgriculture · Rural and remote communities electrification grants · in this section
The term “renewable energy” means energy derived from—
(A) a wind, solar, biomass, or geothermal source; or
(B) hydrogen derived from biomass or water using an energy source described in subparagraph (A).
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- 2002–20087 U.S.C. § 8101Agriculture · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “renewable energy” means energy derived from—
(A) a wind, solar, renewable biomass, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, or hydroelectric source; or
(B) hydrogen derived from renewable biomass or water using an energy source described in subparagraph (A).
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- 2008–present7 U.S.C. § 8101Agriculture · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “renewable energy” means energy derived from resources that are regenerative or that cannot be depleted, including solar, wind, ethanol, and biodiesel fuels.
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- 2007–present15 U.S.C. § 690Commerce and Trade · Definitions · in this part
The term "renewable energy" means marine energy (as defined in section 17211 of this title), or electric energy produced from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.
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- 2020–present42 U.S.C. § 15852The Public Health and Welfare · Federal purchase requirement · in this section