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energy carrier
A substance, object, or physical system that stores energy and can release it again when needed. A distinction is made between fossil energy carriers (e.g., coal, petroleum), nuclear energy carriers (e.g., uranium), and renewable energy carriers (e.g., sun, wind, biomass).
Wasserstoff wird als sauberer Energieträger der Zukunft gehandelt.
Hydrogen is being touted as a clean energy carrier of the future.
The word is made up of 'Energie' (energy) and 'Träger' (carrier). A 'Träger' is someone or something that carries something. An 'Energieträger' (energy carrier) is therefore literally something that carries or stores energy within itself.
Kohle ist ein fossiler Energieträger.
Coal is a fossil energy carrier.
'Energieträger' (energy carrier) is often combined with adjectives that describe its origin. The most common are 'fossile Energieträger' (fossil energy carriers), 'erneuerbare Energieträger' (renewable energy carriers), and 'konventionelle Energieträger' (conventional energy carriers).
Die Bundesregierung fördert die Nutzung erneuerbarer Energieträger.
The federal government promotes the use of renewable energy carriers.
'Energieträger' (energy carrier) is often used with verbs such as 'nutzen' (to use), 'speichern' (to store), or in the construction 'als Energieträger dienen' (to serve as an energy carrier).
Wind und Sonne dienen als saubere Energieträger.
Wind and sun serve as clean energy carriers.
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Quelle generally refers to something that supplies energy. Energieträger is the more technical term for a substance, object, or system that stores energy and can release it again. With coal, both words are possible, but Energieträger describes its function more precisely.
Im Fachbericht wird Kohle als fossiler Energieträger bezeichnet.
The technical report describes coal as a fossil energy carrier.
In diesem Kraftwerk dient Kohle als Quelle der benötigten Energie.
In this power plant, coal serves as a source of the energy required.
