Eighteen countries now generate electricity using geothermal heat.
现在有18个国家使用地热发电。
The contribution of geothermal energy to the world's energy future is difficult to estimate.
地热能对世界未来能源的贡献是难以估计的。
Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, is entirely heated by geothermal energy derived from volcanic heat.
冰岛的首都雷克雅未克完全是用火山热产生的地热能来供热的。
Geothermal energy probably will not make large-scale contributions to the world energy budget until well into the twenty-first century, if ever.
如果可能的话，进入了21世纪之后，地热能才会对世界的能量预算做出大规模的贡献。
One house is heated and cooled with geothermal energy.
一所房子是由地热能源供暖和制冷的。
An Ormat geothermal power plant in Nevada.
Or mat在内华达州的地热发电厂。
Solar power vs. geothermal: Which works better?
太阳能与地热能：哪个更有效？
There is also an effort to tap geothermal energy.
同时还有一个开发地热能的计划。
Geothermal energy is generated in over 20 countries.
地热能被二十多个国家作为发电能源。
They could also be used in geothermal and nuclear power plants.
除此以外，还可以用在地热发电厂和核电站。
Solar, geothermal and wind power can make modest contributions.
太阳能、地热和风能所起得作用有限。
But you don't need volcanic eruptions to make use of geothermal energy.
但是，为了利用地热能，你并不需要火山喷发。
Of course, right now, geothermal may have bigger problems than drilling.
当然，眼下，地热利用可能存在比钻探更大的问题。
For example, he said, a geothermal plant is currently in the works in Kenya.
他举例说，肯尼亚正在筹备建造一个地热发电站。
Thanks to geothermal power Iceland gets its electricity and hot water dirt cheap.
由于这些地热动力，冰岛的电和热水特别便宜。
Unlike solar and wind energy, geothermal energy is always available, 365 days a year.
不同于太阳能与风能的是地热能一年365天，天天都能够利用。
GEOTHERMAL heating-using the warmth of the Earth's interior to heat water-is an old idea.
利用地球内部的热量加热冷水被称为地热加热，这不算什么新思想。
Iceland has already begun constructing a hydrogen grid using plentiful geothermal energy.
冰岛已经着手建设一座利用丰富地热能源的氢气站。
The model includes 0.5 TW of geothermal heat pumps for direct building heating and cooling.
该模型包括0.5太瓦的地热泵直接构筑采暖和制冷。
There is plenty of traditional, high-grade geothermal resources that haven't been found yet.
还有大量的未被发现的传统、高等级地热资源。
These technologies are (1) wind, (2) bio energy, (3) geothermal, and (4) solar energies.
这些技术分别是(1)风能(2)生化能(3)地热能(4)太阳能。
The project will focus on wind, solar, hydro, geothermal power and industrial energy efficiency.
该项目的重点是风力、太阳能、水力、地热能发电和提高工业能源效率。
Geothermal energy has been used for thousands of years in some countries for cooking and heating.
地热能在一些国家作为烹饪与供暖的热源被使用已有数千年之久。
At least three technologies show tremendous promise: wind, solar thermal, and advanced geothermal.
至少三项技术展示了其可用的前景：风、太阳能和高级地热。
At least three technologies show tremendous promise: wind, solar thermal, and advanced geothermal.
至少三项技术展示了其可用的前景：风、太阳能和高级地热。
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