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双语阅读 爱尔兰能源 泥炭向风能过渡

2017-10-12来源: 经济学人浏览量:
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  Energy in Ireland: Bog down, wind up

  爱尔兰能源:停顿,关闭

  Ireland is ditching peat for energy from wind.

  爱尔兰正从泥炭能源转向风能。

  Peat has a lot to recommend it.

  这个岛国的目标是成为电力净出口国泥炭有很多可取的地方。

  It imparts a delicious flavour to whiskey.

  它散发着给威士忌般可口的味道。

  It emits an agreeable aroma when burned.

  燃烧时发出宜人的香气。

  It is a cheap source of energy; at its simplest it involves no more than digging by hand.

  它是一种廉价的能源,从最简单的角度来说,它用手工挖掘足以。

  Ireland, which has bogs full of the stuff, uses it for 6% of its energy.

  爱尔兰的沼泽里富含泥炭原材料,泥炭能源的使用占其总能源的6%。

  But peat is also one of the dirtiest fuels available, emitting 23% more carbon dioxide than coal.

  但泥炭也是最脏的燃料,它比炭多排放23%的二氧化碳。

  Ireland is unusual among developed countries in burning it for energy on an industrial scale.

  在发达国家中,爱尔兰燃烧泥炭来获取工业能源的做法也是与众不同的。

  A geological precursor to coal, it has been used on the island for at least 1,000 years.

  煤炭,作为一种地质前体,它在爱尔兰岛上已经使用了至少1000年。

  But it may at last be on its way out as Ireland turns to another energy source of which it has unlimited quantities: wind.

  但是,随着爱尔兰转向使用另一种取之不尽的能源:风能,它可能最终会被淘汰。

  Galway Wind Park, in the remote, soggy hills of Connemara facing the Atlantic Ocean, will be Ireland's largest wind farm when it is completed this summer, generating 169MW of power at peak capacity, or about 3% of Ireland's average needs.

  在遥远的康内马拉面朝大西洋潮湿山脉的Galway Wind公园,将于今夏建成爱尔兰最大的风电场,发电最大容量为169MW,这大约是爱尔兰用电需要平均的3%。

  Some turbines are already generating electricity.

  一些涡轮机组已经开始发电。

  It is only the latest development in Irish wind power, which has tripled in the last decade to more than 3GW of capacity.

  这仅是爱尔兰风力发电的最新进展,是过去十年的3倍,发电容量超过3GW。

  The renewable resource now provides a quarter of the electricity Ireland consumes every year.

  现在每年提供爱尔兰电力消耗的四分之一是可再生资源。

  Eirgrid, a state-owned company which manages the grid in both Northern Ireland and the Republic, says much more wind capacity is in the planning stages.

  Eirgrid是一家管理北爱尔兰和爱尔兰共和国电网的国有企业,该公司表示,更多的风能发电尚处规划阶段。

  Wind is difficult to manage because it is unpredictable, even on the blustery shores of western Ireland.

  风力是很难管理的,因为它是不可预测的-即使是在大风呼啸的爱尔兰西部海岸。

  Since wind turbines do not turn consistently, the grid must be carefully tuned to keep it stable.

  由于风力发电机的不一致,输网格必须调整好以保持稳定。

  One way around this is to export excess power that takes the grid beyond the point of stability.

  解决这一问题的方法之一是输出多余的电力,使电网超出稳定的程度。

  This is the trick used by Denmark, amongst others, whose grid is linked to those of Germany, Sweden and Norway.

  这是丹麦使用的技巧,即使输电网格与德国,瑞典和挪威相似。

  Ireland already has two connections to Britain.

  爱尔兰与英国已经有两种连接方式。

  At night, these cables provide hundreds of megawatts of Irish wind power to its neighbour.

  晚上,这些电缆向邻国提供了数百兆瓦的爱尔兰风力发电。

  Eirgrid is planning a cable to continental Europe.

  Eirgrid表明计划要将电缆延伸至到欧洲大陆。

  A report from SEAI, Ireland's energy authority, suggests that the island could generate enough wind electricity to match domestic demand by 2030, with more left over to export.

  SEAI报道称,爱尔兰的能源部门表明岛上可以产生足够的风电提供给国内需求直到2030年(包含更多用以输出的过剩产能)。

  That would be good timing.

  这将是一个好时机。

  Bord na Móna, the body responsible for developing Ireland's peatlands, has said it will stop extracting peat for electricity by the same year.

  负责开发爱尔兰的地区已表示将停止同年提取泥炭来发电。

 

  重点词组:

  1.wind up 结束

  例句:The Bank of England seems determined to wind up the company.

  英格兰银行似乎决心要关闭这家公司。

  2.wind power 风能

  例句:We will have to rely more on alternative energy, such as solar and wind power.

  我们将不得不更多的利用可代替的资源,比如太阳能和风力。

  3.carbon dioxide 二氧化碳

  例句:Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil.

  植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳并从土壤中汲取水分。

  4.full of 充满

  例句:The article is full of suggestions.

  这篇文章充满了暗示。

  5.domestic demand 国内需求

  例句:Because of the slump in domestic demand, production has stopped.

  由于国内需求大幅下降,生产已经停止。

  6.be linked to 与...有关

  例句:All of these industries have at one time or another been linked to cancer.

  所有这些产业都曾在不同时期与癌症有过联系。

  7.a quarter of 四分之一的

  例句:He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.

  他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。

  8.left over 剩余;留下

  例句:Sunscreen can lose its potency if left over winter in the bathroom cabinet.

  如果把防晒霜在盥洗室的壁橱里放一个冬天,就有可能失效。

 

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