In a report released last December, the U.S. Department of Energy estimated that widespread use of electric-drive vehicles and offshore wind farms could cause shortages of these metals by 2015.
在去年十二月份发布的的一份报告中，美国能源部估计电传动汽车和近海风力田的广泛使用，在2015年前可能导致这些金属元素的短缺。
On the other hand, some developers say athumbs-down could gut America’s offshore wind industry before it everreally gets started.
另一方面，有些开发者表示，反对者有可能在项目真正起动之前摧毁美国海上风电产业。
The proposals have already attracted strong interest from major companies involved in the renewable energy sector, including Mainstream renewable Power, a developer of offshore wind farms.
方案已经引起了各大再生能源行业公司的深厚兴趣，包括主流再生发电公司，一个离岸风力农场开发者。
More recently on Tyneside, Clipper Windpower, an American company, has started to build a factory for making giant offshore wind turbines.
最近在泰恩赛德，快船风能——一家美国公司——已开始兴建巨大的离岸风力涡轮机制造工厂。
Despite the upfront costs, proponents say offshore wind power is worthit if it can reduce the reliance on carbon-intensive sources ofelectricity like coal.
虽然有前期成本，但支持者表示，如果能减少对煤电之类碳密集型电力资源的依赖，海上风力发电依然有价值。
Though construction and maintenance costs tend to be higher for offshore turbines than land-based ones, offshore wind benefits from lower transmissions costs, since many major cities sit on the coast.
尽管离岸涡轮机的建设和维护成本通常比陆基涡轮机要高，由于很多大城市座落于海岸之上，因此，海上风电场又得益于更低的传输成本。
In the short term, that means rolling out proven technologies such as onshore and offshore wind power, solar photovoltaics and energy efficiency measures.
就眼前来说，这意味着推广成熟的技术，如陆地或海上风力发电、太阳能光电和能源效率措施。
There is no offshore wind farm yet in the U.S., but the controversial Cape wind project near Nantucket Island is moving closer to approval.
美国还没有海上风电场，但是颇具争议的、靠近楠塔基特岛的鳕鱼岬海上风电场项目即将获得批准。
Britain, which has little upland space available for large wind farms, overtook Denmark in offshore wind generation in 2008 and now leads the world with 330 offshore turbines installed.
英国虽然没有建设大型风场需要的处于高地的空间，但是它已经于2008在近海风力发电方面超过了丹麦，目前以330台的装机量领先于世界。
UKIP is proud of its own climate scepticism, and says it would repeal the 2008 climate Change Act, remove al Gore DVDs from schools, allow wind turbines only offshore, and so on.
英国独立党对自己的气候怀疑论引以为豪，并称要撤消2008气候变化法案，拿走学校里阿尔·戈尔的宣传气候变化的光碟，只允许风力涡轮机在海上作业等。
Because even if, say, offshore wind costs the same as natural gas by 2015 (as predicted by German utility E.ON), there is still an extra cost of building backup power for when the wind doesn't blow.
即便说近海风电成本到2015年(据德国意昂电厂的预测)会与天热气持平，但为了应付没有风的情况，还需建设备份电站，这就会产生额外成本。
The most current analysis shows that by 2013 we won't have enough of the specialist construction vessels to assist in the construction of the offshore wind farms.
最近的分析显示，直到2013年，我们也没有足够的专业施工船只用以离岸风力发电场的建设。
The offshore wind farms sprouting around the continent provide another opportunity.
欧洲大陆附近遍布的离岸风力发电场提供了另外一个机会。
Offshore wind and solar thermal power plants got approved in the U.S., but only after delays and negotiations that reduced their size.
美国已批准建立离岸风能与太阳热能工厂。但这是在经过了漫长的谈判和多次推迟后，而且缩小了发电厂规模的情况下，才得以实现的。
Offshore wind power is seen as being more palatable option for renewable energy than land-based turbines as there is less public opposition.
与陆基风力涡轮机相比，海上风能不会遭到那么多公众的反对，它是一种被普遍接受的可再生能源。
Policies that concentrated more on cheaper renewables such as biomass, and less on offshore wind and solar panels, would make things less expensive.
把更多注意力集中在更便宜的可再生性能源如有机燃料以及更少集中在近海风能和太阳电池板的政策就会使东西便宜些。
But there could be resistance to policies which actually cost a lot of money, such as the support of offshore wind on a massive scale.
不过，需要花费巨资的政策可能会遭遇阻力，比如大规模开发海上风能。
Offshore wind farms began in the North Sea in Denmark, and can now be found in the Baltic and off the coast of Britain.
海上风电场一开始出现在丹麦的北海，现在波罗的海和英国近海也有。
Our plans envisage new quays 1,630m long, specifically tailored to the needs of the wind turbine offshore companies with whom we have been in detailed discussion in drawing up our proposals, 'he said.
“我们的计划设想新码头为1639米长，专门面向风力涡轮机离岸公司的需要，我们已和他们就我们的方案起草进行了具体讨论。”他说。
The study limits potential wind farm locations to rural, nonforested sites (both on land and offshore) with high wind speeds.
这个研究仅限于能被建设在于农村地区、无林地区（包括陆上和海上）这些风速较大地区的风力发电厂。
This would likely be the first offshore wind project in the United States and could power up to 400, 000 homes.
这将可能成为美国第一个海上风力项目，能够为多达40万户家庭供电。
In other words, Salmond and David Cameron, the UK prime minister, have their work cut out installing the 30gw of offshore wind capacity they seek by 2020.
他说。换言之，萨尔蒙德和英国首相戴维·卡梅伦需要在2020年前裁减三百万千瓦的海上风电装机容量。
John Hutton, the energy secretary, announced plans to build 7, 000 offshore wind turbines last year.
能源部秘书约翰·胡顿去年宣布，计划修建7000座近海风力涡轮发电机。
There are currently around 100 gigawatts of offshore wind projects being developed in Europe, which could meet 10 percent of the EU's electricity needs.
目前，欧洲正在开发的几个海上风力发电项目约1000亿瓦特，可满足欧盟10%的电力需求。但是现有电网没有能力充分利用这种潜能。
But put wind turbines just offshore, in the water, and you can take advantage of plentiful space and stronger winds.
但是，如果把风力涡轮机放在靠近海岸的海面上就可以利用丰富的空间和更强的风。
The region’s best hope is that the wind blows most of the slick offshore, in which case little needs to be done.
对于该区域来说，最大的愿望就是风能将大部分的浮油吹离海岸，在这种情况下，人们并不需要做什么。
More important, the approval of Cape Wind could pave the way for other offshore wind farms across the country, opening up a new frontier for renewable energy in the U.S.
更为重要的是，海角风能的批准将为在美国各地兴建近海风电站铺平道路，这为美国的可再生能源开辟出了新的疆域。
He learned to sleep in the air, setting a course at night across the offshore wind, covering a hundred miles from sunset to sunrise.
他学会在空中睡觉，乘着从海岸上吹来的风，作夜间飞行，从日出到日落飞行一百英里。
According to New Energy Finance, onshore wind energy needs a carbon price of $38, offshore of $136 and solar cells of $196.
新能源金融所研究表明：陆上风里发电需要碳价38美元，海上风力发电需136美元，太阳能电池板需196美元。
According to New Energy Finance, onshore wind energy needs a carbon price of $38, offshore of $136 and solar cells of $196.
新能源金融所研究表明：陆上风里发电需要碳价38美元，海上风力发电需136美元，太阳能电池板需196美元。
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