A new type of solar thermal system for homes that can provide heat, hot water, and electricity is being tested in Boulder, Colo., over the next few months.

未来几个月，科罗拉多州博尔德市将测试一种新型的家用太阳能热系统，该系统可以提供热量、热水和电力。

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Its system turns electricity into an invisible laser, then literally beams it, as heat, across the room to a solar cell that converts it back into electricity.

其系统能把电能转换为不可见激光，以热量的传输方式穿越房间投射到一块太阳能电池上，然后把它转换回电能。

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Wind turbines and solar cells will generate electricity and a rainwater collection system will harvest and purify rain.

风力发电机和太阳能电池可以产生电能，雨水收集系统能够收集并净化雨水。

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On Thursday, Suntech Power Holdings announced it had been selected to supply 5, 445 solar panels for a 1 megawatt solar electricity system for retailer The North Face, demonstrating that solar photovoltaic installations continue to be popular among commercial and industrial properties.

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Not surprisingly, by far the biggest factor in the cost of electricity generated by solar is the installation costs for a system.

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Areva would buy the panels for its hybrid solar power plant, though it is unclear how exactly Areva plants to integrate the electricity-generating panels with its solar-concentrating mirrors and steam system.

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