Solar-Powered Plane to Fly Around the World The makers and pilots of a solar-powered plane will try to fly it around the world beginning next month. The plane is called Solar Impulse 2, or SI-2. It arrived in pieces recently in Abu Dhabi in the Unite

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(二)月

Yesterday morning, New Zealanders were lucky to see a partial solar eclipse. This occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth. In Queensland, Australia, there was a total eclipse total darkness for about two minutes. A partial eclipse m

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT – How to Make a Solar Water Heater By Gary Garriott Broadcast: Monday, November 29, 2004 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. Solar water heaters save o

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From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. A group of students from Kenya was among winners of the 2017 Zayed Future Energy Prize. The 10-member team is receiving a $100,000 award to make their school a green energy institution. The Zay

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By Heda Bayron Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines 16 July 2007 House with solar panel unit in Patagan Electricity has yet to reach hundreds of far-flung villages in the Philippines. But a solar energy system project for the country's remote villages is

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By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 19 July 2007 Silicon Valley in northern California originally referred to the corporate homes of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers, and the high tech businesses in the San Francisco Bay area. Today that region i

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By Katherine Cole Washington 25 July 2007 The city of Taos, New Mexico, was known as the Solar Capitol of the World long before then-Governor Gary Johnson officially made that declaration in 1997. The high desert altitude of over two kilometers and c

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By Greg Flakus Albuquerque, New Mexico 25 July 2007 Large scale collection of solar power arrays As the world searches for ways to produce energy without burning fossil fuel, there is increased interest in solar energy. One place associated with sola

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By Uma Ramiah Dakar 21 May 2008 A year-old project in Benin has shown that harnessing the power of sunlight could provide long-term solutions to hunger in underdeveloped nations. A six-month dry season in the Kalale District of Benin used to wreak ha

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India seems to excel at making things smaller and cheaper. The $2,500 car and the $35 computer are just two of the country's latest innovations. Now, India increasingly is focused on low-cost solar technology. The front lines of that effort are seen

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By Prospero Laput Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines 16 July 2007 Electricity has yet to reach hundreds of villages in the Philippines. The Philippine government is tapping innovative technology to light up some villages, but in this report by producer

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The Solar System is an amazing thing. I cant imagine just how big it is. I dont think anyone can. It all centres around our Sun. Our solar system has eight planets in it. When I was a kid I learnt there were nine planets, but some time ago, scientist

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Solar Food Dryers By Gary Garriott Broadcast: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Drying food is a simple, low-cost way to keep

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By Paul Sisco Washington 22 October 2007 Twenty college and university teams from around the world competed inthe recentSolar Decathlon that is held every two years in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Energy Department sponsors the event, and this year's wi

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The latest data from the twin Voyager spacecrafts suggest the outer edge of the solar system is not smooth but filled with giant magnetic bubbles. Scientists say the turbulent bubbles are the result of the interaction between the Suns magnetic field

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WASHINGTON, D.C. Greg Watson has promoted solar power around the world for years. I work in green [technology] for an international development bank, [and] Im always saying, Look, the costs are down, there are all these incentives, really it makes ec

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New policies support ailing solar industry BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- China is creating supportive measures to shore up its ailing photovoltaic (PV) industry, which has been rocked by recent U.S. duties on Chinese exports over alleged dumping. In t

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By Zulima Palacio Washington 14 October 2009 One of the solar homes at this year's Solar Decathlon in Washington, DC On the National Mall in Washington, the 2009 Solar Decathlon has begun, with 20 university-led teams from four countries. Each has b

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The International Solar Decathlon has concluded in the US Capital of Washington, after 19 teams from 5 countries competed using their own unique designs. A team of university students from China were also there. Here's Wei Tong has more. China's Tong

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China, EU to negotiate over solar panel friction BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government on Tuesday sent a delegation to Europe to negotiate with the European Union (EU) about the trade friction over solar panel imports. The delegation,

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