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Common collocations with energy in British Collocation

energy noun

UK /ˈenə(r)dʒi/

very great or intense

boundless
inexhaustible
pure
raw
sheer
tremendous

Gerry’s enthusiasm and boundless energy will be missed by everyone at the school.

too much

excess
surplus

Let the kids work off their excess energy with a few races.

emotional

emotional
manic
nervous

I expended a lot of nervous energy on the day of the wedding.

not expressed

pent-up

Now was the time to release all that pent-up energy.

of a particular type

creative
youthful

Their youthful energy was just what the project needed.

put energy into something

channel
concentrate
devote
direct
focus
put
throw
turn

His conducting is always fun to watch because he puts so much energy into it.

use energy

expend
invest
use

So Guido has decided that he’d rather people expended their energy on something a little more productive.

have a lot of energy

be brimming with
be bursting with
be buzzing with
be filled with
be fizzing with
be full of
be overflowing with

She seemed to be bursting with energy throughout the show.

have energy

have
possess

I still feel I have the energy and enthusiasm I always had.

get energy

summon
summon up

They couldn’t summon up the energy for a game of football.

save energy

conserve
save

Should they run more slowly to conserve energy?

not have energy

be drained of
lack

I gain weight extremely easily and lack energy.

waste energy

waste

I’m sure I made those complaints last time so I won’t waste energy repeating them.

get rid of energy

release
work off

I need to work off all this surplus energy I’ve got.

commitment
enthusiasm
excitement
imagination
passion
talent
time
vitality

It all takes time and energy.

provided by a particular form of power

atomic
geothermal
nuclear
solar
thermal
tidal
wave
wind

By 2075, the uranium used for nuclear energy will be running out.

less harmful to environment

alternative
clean
green
renewable
sustainable

Many countries are turning to renewable energy to supplement traditional power generation.