风能利用的成功是对可再生能源的一次立见分晓的检验。
The success of wind power represents a litmus test for renewable energy.
世界上5%的能源来自风能。
我相信我们需要更多的风能和太阳能，甚至是潮汐能。
I believe that we need more wind and solar and maybe even wave.
第二，我们可以永远使用风能。
很多人不太了解风能。
替代能源包括太阳能、风能等。
Alternative energy sources includes solar energy, wind power and so on.
此外，风能很便宜，而且越来越便宜。
与风能不同的是，不太可能出现环境方面的反对意见。
Unlike wind power, there are unlikely to be environmental objections.
很多人认为风能是一种新能源，但事实并非如此。
A lot of people think that wind power is new, but that's not true.
那是各种形式的能源——石油、天然气、煤炭、核能、太阳能，乃至风能。
That's energy in all forms—oil, gas, coal, nuclear, solar and even wind power.
风能是一种非常清洁的能源。
因此，冰的冷却也可作为一种储存风能的方式。
So ice cooling also functions as a way to store wind energy.
这就是利用太阳能和风能的限制性因素。
即使是现在，风能行业在美国也不是一个全美国的行业。
Even now, the United States wind energy industry is by no means an all-American business.
当地的环境将决定风能，水能或者太阳能是否在当地是可行的。
The local environment determines whether wind, hydro power or solar energy generation is feasible.
尽管太阳能和风能价格持续下跌，天然气却仍将保持成本优势。
As solar and wind prices continue to fall, natural gas will stay on top.
太阳能，水能和风能将成为主要动力源。
索耶说，风能正得到日益广泛的应用。
现在，德克萨斯州已经取代加州成为美国最大的风能产地。
And Texas recently overtook California as the country's biggest generator of wind power.
但跟石油不同，风能不能装进油轮运走。
而这或许是因为英国的可再生能源通常选择近海风能。
This is in part because Britain's renewable of choice is often offshore wind power.
所有人都在支持风能和太阳能技术，你怎能置身事外？
Everybody's rooting for wind and solar power. How could you not?
天然气价格的低廉同时也在逐渐消弱着风能的市场。
Low natural-gas prices are also undermining the case for wind power.
当前，风能和光能合起来只提供了全美不到1%的能源。
At present, wind and solar combined provide less than 1 percent of America's energy.
当前，风能和光能合起来只提供了全美不到1%的能源。
At present, wind and solar combined provide less than 1 percent of America's energy.
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