VOA慢速英语--Nuclear Energy's Slow Return Hurts Japan's Power Producers

A new study shows that the Japanese nuclear industry is unlikely to reach a government target of providing at least 20 percent of the countrys energy by 2030. The study was prepared for the Reuters news agency. In Japan, eight nuclear power centers a

The New Age of Nuclear Power

The New Age of Nuclear Power By Spencer Reiss / Originally published in Wired . Get ready for the mass-produce, meltdown -proof future of nuclear energy 1 A team of Chinese scientists advising the Bei

国家地理-2008-04-12 Alternative Energy 可替代能源

When the wind picks up at the foot of the Rockies, there are those who believe they can hear the future. At the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, making alternative power sources competitive with fossil fuels has been a mission since the energy

China's clean-energy-generated power usage on rise

China's clean-energy-generated power usage on rise BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua)-- Consumption of clean-energy-generated electricity has increased in China as it looks to become less reliant on fossil fuels, statistics from the State Electricity Regulato

2006年VOA标准英语-Wind Power Grows as Alternative US Energy

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 01 March 2006 Windmills in California Windmills are sprouting across the United States, as Americans search for non-polluting alternative energy sources. The West Coast

VOA标准英语2015--Philippines Looks to Geothermal Power to Address Energy Deficit

Philippines Looks to Geothermal Power to Address Energy Deficit MINDORO, PHILIPPINES The Philippines is one of the worlds leading producers of geothermal energy. Located atop the Pacific Oceans so-called Ring of Fire, the country has used volcanic he

2006年VOA标准英语-Companies Adopt Environment-Friendly Policies t

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 06 September 2006 watch report Green Business Many companies are learning they can be both pro-business and pro-environment without hurting the bottom line. In fact, for some, it's been quite profitable. ----- Being envi

U.S. firm says it can "grow" diesel

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhuanet) -- A biotechnology(生物技术) company says it can produce diesel using the same ingredients(配制成分) that make grass grow, media reported on Monday. The Massachusetts company Joule Unlimited has created a genetica

纯正英语一分钟-nuclear energy

Many scientists say nuclear energy is our future. Many normal people arent so sure. I think most of us worry about nuclear energy. We hear on the news about the dangers of nuclear power. Many years ago there was a big accident in Chernobyl, Russia. A

ECONOMICS REPORT - Bush Signs Major Energy and Transportatio

ECONOMICS REPORT - Bush Signs Major Energy and Transportation Bills By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, August 12, 2005 I'm Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Bush has

经济学人152:东京电力公司的困难

Business 商业报道 Power in Japan 东京的电力 The troubles of TEPCO 东京电力公司的困难 The fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster is spreading throughout Japan's energy industry 福岛核电站的影响正在日本能源业蔓延

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VOA常速英语2008年-Wind Power Development Surging in US

By Paul Sisco Washington 21 February 2008 With oil prices on the rise, the U.S. wind energy industry grew at record levels in 2007 and an industry group says it expects similar growth this year. In today's searching for solutions report, Paul Sisco l

VOA常速英语2008年-Iraq's Energy Chiefs Work on Plan to Deal with

By Daniel Schearf Irbil, Iraq 16 February 2008 Iraqi officials say they are formulating a plan to deal with the country's widespread energy shortages. Iraq is believed to have the third largest reserves of oil in the world, but years of fighting, sab

World Energy Market Adjusting to Japan Nuclear Crisis

The earthquake and tsunami（海啸） disaster in Japan has disrupted that Asian nation's power plants, including nuclear facilities（核设施） that are still threatening the area with radiation leaks. The crisis at Japan's nuclear plants has ca

Gulf Arab countries forecast high returns for renewable energy

DUBAI, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said Saturday the six GCC countries' returns through renewable energy integration could hit 200 billion U.S. dollars by 2030. IRENA said in an e-mailed repor

Google increases investment in clean energy

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Google announced on Thursday that it is investing 75 million U.S. dollars in a wind farm in the Midwestern U.S. state of Iowa, making its total investment in clean energy projects to nearly 1 billion dollars. The Io

2017年CRI Glencore, Qatar sell 14% stake in Rosneft to Chinese energy firm

Glencore PLC and Qatar have agreed to sell the bulk of their nearly 20% stake in Russian oil giant PAO Rosneft to a Chinese energy company. The deal, worth about 9 billion U.S. dollars, gives China Energy Fund Committee (CEFC) a 14.2% stake in Rosnef

2016年CRI US energy experts notes China's progress in nuclear energy

John Hofmeister, founder and CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy, suggests the world should be looking toward China when developing energy development plans. When it comes to energy, there is no nation on earth that has an energy plan that is homog

BRICS nations keen to team up on new energy

SANYA, Hainan, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The five BRICS nations intend to focus and work together on developing alternative energy sources. When Bu Xiaolin, vice governor of China's coal-rich Inner Mongolia autonomous region, spoke over the weekend in front