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

VOA标准英语2008年-One Man's Passion: Renewable Energy Projects

By Paul Sisco Washington D.C. 24 January 2008 Wing Power, wave power, people power. Italian inventor Lucien Gambarota tries to capitalize on all three. VOA's Paul Sisco explains in this week's Searching for Solutions report. Lucien Gambarota is a vis

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

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-E=mc² at 100

One hundred years ago today, September (the) 27th, 1905, a physics paper was dropped into the mail, addressed to a German journal called AT. The paper was penned by a 26-year-old Swiss patent clerk with dark curly hair years before he sprouted that s

比尔盖茨2016年度公开信：能源与时间

If you could have one superpower, what would it be? 若你能拥有超能力，那会是什么呢? More time. More energy. If the world can put more of both into the hands of the poorest, we believe it will allow millions of dreams to take flight. Ju

Japan's Disaster Could Hurt Plans for Nuclear Energy Industr

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 The crisis at Japan's Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear energy center has raised questions about the future of the nuclear energy industry. Arjun Makhijani is

VOA标准英语2012--New York Draws on Sun's Energy

New York Draws on Sun's Energy New York City has long been known as a place of grit and grime. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants the Big Apple to be known for its green values and its increasing reliance on clean forms of energy, such as solar power.

VOA标准英语2012--US Energy Experts Learn from Japan's Ordeal

US Energy Experts Learn from Japan's Ordeal Tokyo University earthquake researcher Kenji Satake explored the Japanese quake zone last year, after the initial emergency response had wound down. A year later, speaking at a scientific conference in Vanc

VOA标准英语2013--Gas Shortages Highlight Pakistan's Energy Crisis

Gas Shortages Highlight Pakistan's Energy Crisis At Islamabad gas stations, this is what it looks like on Wednesdays. People are stocking up, because on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, stations close and there is no gas. In recent years, when gasoline

VOA标准英语2013--Experts: Africa's Energy Facilities Could Face More Sophisticated Attacks

Experts: Africa's Energy Facilities Could Face More Sophisticated Attacks Terrorists with links to al-Qaida stormed a gas production complex in Algeria in January. They wrecked equipment and took hostages. Government forces re-took the facility, but

VOA标准英语2014--Putin's Energy Threats Come with Cost to Russia

Putin's Energy Threats Come with Cost to Russia LONDON Russia is again using its role as Europes dominant natural gas supplier to pressure Ukraine and the West. Europe gets about 30 percent of its gas from Russia, and half of that passes through Ukra

英闻天下——410 Alternative Energy to Improve China's Air Quality

China's energy production relies heavily on coal-fired power stations. As the world's highest emitter of greenhouse gasses, China consumed more than 400 million tones of coal last year. As many parts of China have been shrouded in a gray haze over th

2017年CRI China's clean energy push leads to concrete results

A solar power farm is seen along a highway in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Wind and solar power generation are a common sight in the dry but sunny region. [Photo: AP/Ng Han Guan] Every morning, thousands of Beijinger

Huge opportunity in China's clean energy market

BOSTON, the United States, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China's clean energy market offers huge business opportunities, experts said at the Harvard China Forum here Saturday. In a panel discussion on clean energy, experts who have been keeping a close eye on

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

Nuclear power important to China's energy strategy

HONG KONG, March 10 (Xinhua)-- Nuclear power remains important to China's energy development strategy because of its quest for clean energy and climate change mitigation, Ren Junsheng, nuclear safety expert commission of China's Ministry of Environme

英闻天下——376 China's Energy-saving, Pollution Reduction Targets

Premier Wen Jiabao's last government work report to this year's National People's Congress put a large emphasis on energy efficiency and pollution reduction. Part of the strategy talks about reforming the current energy pricing system and shoring up

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

万物简史 第169期:爱因斯坦的宇宙(12)

His famous equation, E =mc 2 , did not appear with the paper, but came in a brief supplement that followed a few months later. As you will recall from school days, E in the equation stands for energy, m for mass, and c 2 for the speed of light square

2015年CRI Xi's US Visit Reinforces Common Vision on Tackling Climate Change: US Energy Chief

The U.S. Energy Secretary says the prospects for China-US cooperation in combating climate change are encouraging. He made the remark after leaders from the two countries issued a joint presidential announcement. Ernest Moniz says President Xi's visi