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energy-intensive
c. Instrumental, with the sense ‘with or by means of energy; as regards energy; with a view towards (conserving) energy’, as energy-driven, energy-filled, energy-intensive, energy-laden, energy-oriented, etc.
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1893 19th Cent. Sept. 343 The heart had ceased to beat for want of the proper supply of energy-laden material.
1908 Med. Fortn. 25 Mar. 143/1 Energy-filled environs of St. Louis.
1914 Canton (Ohio) Daily News 27 Dec. 16/4 The American man..has an energy-driven curiosity.
1950 S. H. Schurr & J. Marschak Econ. Aspects Atomic Power xiii. 222 Here an energy-intensive process based on electricity would be substituted for a process using only small amounts of energy per ton.
1971 Bull. Atomic Scientists Oct. 20/2 Our contemporary technological society is energy based.
1988 J. Elkington & J. Hailes Green Consumer Guide (1989) 109 Over the past 25 years..we have made increasing use of the two most energy-intensive forms of travel. These are the private car and air travel.
1993 W. LaFeber in T. J. McCormick & W. LaFeber Behind Throne 3 An arresting presence: a commanding 6′4″ frame, rapid speech, pointed words, and an energy-charged style.
2006 A. Steffen et al. Worldchanging (2008) 154/1 With increasing urban density and rapidly depleting resources, massive, energy-intensive homes are not only becoming an unquestionably bad idea, but they are in many places simply not possible.
2016 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 24 Oct. (Report on Business Mag.) b4 In 2006, it [sc. the bank] launched a funding initiative for energy-oriented housing refurbishments and low-energy homes.
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