General Electric, already the largest maker of wind turbines in the U.S., announced plans on Thursday to build the nation's largest solar-panel factory.

通用电气公司——美国目前最大的风力涡轮机制造商，上周四宣布，计划兴建全国最大的太阳能面板厂。

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In particular, the Department of Energy frets about certain metals used in manufacturing wind turbines, electric vehicles, solar cells and energy-efficient lighting.

这种焦虑在美国能源部尤其严重，能源部对用于生产风力发电机涡轮、电动汽车、太阳能电池和节能灯的特殊材料的缺少感到特别揪心。

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Electric transmission critical to Iowa's wind energy success.

电力传输网络对爱荷华成功开发风电非常重要。

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So they work well in places like electric motors in hybrid vehicles or generators for wind turbines.

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China already dominates global market share for electric batters, wind turbines, and solar panels, and is rapidly boosting its capacity to innovate and produce next-generation clean energy technologies.

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Rare earth minerals are now an important national policy issue as politicians and media pundits discover the fact that rare earth minerals are required to produce things like electric cars, wind turbines, guided missiles, and iPods.

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Resource Capital has not realized a penny from its investment in Molycorp, which aims to produce rare earth minerals (used in things like electric cars, wind turbines and iPods) at a previously shuttered mine in Mountain Pass, Calif.

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