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As of 2026, which of these generate the largest volume of renewable electricity?

generate

[jen-uh-rayt] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt /


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Demolitions and outdoor construction work that generate dust have been temporarily banned.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

To avoid raising local power bills, newer data centers generate their own electricity, often with noisy, polluting gas-fired plants.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

They note that the company plans to begin opening new AI data centers in 2H 2029, and gradually scale up commercial operations to generate revenue, amid intensifying competition in South Korea’s AI data-center market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

No outside voltage is required to generate them.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Radio telescopes generate, in narrow frequency ranges, signals so intense they can be detected over immense interstellar distances.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

As the wind turns the blades, they drive a motor that generates electricity.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The garment industry generates nearly $40bn every year for Bangladesh, accounting for around 10% of its GDP.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The tremendous energy of the impact also generates thousands of additional quarks and gluons through the conversion of energy into matter, as described by Einstein's famous equation, E=mc2.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The harbor is one of the busiest in the country and generates revenue from the operators at its terminals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The steam is used to turn a turbine, which generates electricity.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

His three dealerships in Minnesota and Texas have sold the new trikes as fast as they can get them, he said, while the midtier bikes have also generated excitement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

“I imagine that there was more stuff being generated on a week-to-week basis when I was thinking out loud, but that’s OK,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

It meant neither man was able to build on the momentum generated by their epic victories.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Key details: The transportation sector generated 39,000 new jobs, marking the biggest increase in almost two years.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The wisps of vapor had thickened into a dense mist that generated a pale light.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

Meanwhile, demand and global trade remained resilient, driven by consumer spending and major investments in electrification, energy and the AI-infrastructure build-out, which is generating significant flows of industrial cargo around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

If you’re going to build data centers, it makes sense to build them as close to the source of the generating fuel as possible, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

In Cardiff, a data centre developer is also seeking permission to build a temporary energy centre that has turbines with a maximum generating capacity of 49.9 megawatts.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

As that process continues, the spacecraft gradually lose generating capacity, with each probe experiencing a decline of approximately 4 watts annually.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

It also provides an algorithm for generating microtonal scales.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones


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