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。
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。
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。
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。
The wells of most geothermal plants are about 2km (a mile-and-a-bit) deep.
大多数地热发电厂所使用的地热井深度大致为2公里（合一英里多一点）。
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。
We don't hear much about geothermal energy, but it's already being used around the world.
我们不常听说地热能，但它已在全球广泛使用。
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。
In Iceland, many of the buildings and even swimming pools are heated with geothermal hot water.
在冰岛，许多大楼甚至游泳池都是由地热水供热。
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。
Sun, wind, geothermal, nuclear: “We need it all, ” says Terry Tamminen, who advised Mr Schwarzenegger.
曾担任施瓦辛格顾问的Terry Tamminen表示：“日光能，风能，地热能，核能，这些我们都需要。”
But further out still are options like geothermal energy and biofuels, which might someday replace oil.
但是更远一点看，我们依然有地热、生物燃料等可以选择，它们有朝一日可能会取代石油。
On September 25, 1960, the first turbine at the world's largest geothermal power plant started spinning.
1960年9月25日，世界上最大的地热能发电厂的第一个涡轮机开始运转了。
The same could happen to solar energy, which is ten years behind wind, and geothermal, with a 20-year lag.
太阳能也会如此，但太阳能的应用比风能晚10年，比地热晚20年。
Another concern is the disposal of some geothermal fluids, which may contain low levels of toxic materials.
另一个关注点是某些地热流体的处理，这些地热流体会含有微毒物质。
Another concern is the disposal of some geothermal fluids, which may contain low levels of toxic materials.
另一个关注点是某些地热流体的处理，这些地热流体会含有微毒物质。
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