Meanings of tapped new in English

Fracking has been an industry bright spot in recent years as energy companies tapped new U.S. discoveries.

The human race in the great war tapped new reservoirs of power and discovered itself to be greater than it knew.

Apollo tested its relationships with its lenders, tapped new investors, and used a portfolio company to put together the deal with ADT.

Futaba nearly tapped new nuclear money to help fix its financial woes, with Tepco set to begin construction on two new reactors, in April 2011.