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  1. renewable
    capable of being replaced
    These efforts to dominate renewable energy technologies raise the prospect that the West may someday trade its dependence on oil from the Mideast for a reliance on solar panels, wind turbines and other gear manufactured in China.
  2. wind turbine
    a turbine that is driven by the wind
    January 31, 2010
    China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy
    By KEITH BRADSHER
    TIANJIN, China — China vaulted past competitors in Denmark, Germany, Spain and the United States last year to become the world’s largest maker of wind turbines, and is poised to expand even further this year.
  3. grid
    a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
    The government spends heavily to upgrade the electricity grid, committing $45 billion in 2009 alone.
  4. solar panel
    electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells
    China has also leapfrogged the West in the last two years to emerge as the world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels.
  5. turbine
    an engine that causes a bladed rotor to rotate
    January 31, 2010
    China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy
    By KEITH BRADSHER
    TIANJIN, China — China vaulted past competitors in Denmark, Germany, Spain and the United States last year to become the world’s largest maker of wind turbines, and is poised to expand even further this year.
  6. biomass
    the total amount of living matter in a given unit area
    China intends for wind, solar and biomass energy to represent 8 percent of its electricity generation capacity by 2020.
  7. wind farm
    a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity
    When a Chinese company reached a deal in November to supply turbines for a big wind farm in Texas, there were calls in Congress to halt federal spending on imported equipment.
  8. electricity
    a physical phenomenon that can produce light, heat and power
    China intends for wind, solar and biomass energy to represent 8 percent of its electricity generation capacity by 2020.
  9. solar
    relating to the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
    China has also leapfrogged the West in the last two years to emerge as the world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels.
  10. alternative energy
    energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment
    In China, power companies have to buy lots of new equipment anyway, and alternative energy, particularly wind and nuclear, is increasingly priced competitively.
  11. power plant
    an electrical generating station
    And the country is pushing equally hard to build nuclear reactors and the most efficient types of coal power plants.
  12. upgrade
    rate higher; raise in value
    The government spends heavily to upgrade the electricity grid, committing $45 billion in 2009 alone.
  13. generator
    someone who originates, causes, or initiates something
    Vestas of Denmark has just erected the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturing complex here in northeastern China, and transferred the technology to build the latest electronic controls and generators.
  14. nuclear
    constituting the core or central part
    And the country is pushing equally hard to build nuclear reactors and the most efficient types of coal power plants.
Created on 二月 2, 2010

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