Variable renewable energy (Q1140)

Subject, term, tag: Variable renewable energy

Variable renewable energy (VRE)

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Variable renewable energy	Subject, term, tag: Variable renewable energy	Variable renewable energy (VRE)

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

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Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group III: Climate Change 2022 – Mitigation of Climate Change

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Definition

Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy whose output is determined by weather, in contrast to ‘dispatchable’ generators that adjust their output as a reaction to economic incentives. Variable renewables have also been termed intermittent, fluctuating, or non-dispatchable. (Hirth, 2013) (English)