Lub zog hluav taws xob yog ib qho khoom siv uas hloov lwm hom hluav taws xob mus rau hauv hluav taws xob hluav taws xob thiab xa mus rau hluav taws xob hluav taws xob (lossis khoom siv hluav taws xob).
Cov khoom siv hluav taws xob ua haujlwm raws li lub hauv paus ntsiab lus ntawm "tsim hluav taws xob los ntawm cov hlau nplaum," muab lawv lub zog los ntawm cov khoom siv txuas ntxiv dua tshiab -xws li hydropower, cua zog, tidal zog, dej siab sib txawv hauv cov dams, thiab hnub ci zog-nrog rau kev sib txuas ntawm cov roj xws li cov roj av thiab cov roj seem.
Cov piv txwv ntawm cov khoom siv hluav taws xob muaj xws li qhuav- roj teeb ntawm tes (uas muab cov khoom siv hluav taws xob ncaj qha) thiab cov khoom siv hluav taws xob AC (110-220 V).