Electricity can be generated by nuclear fission, hydropower, biomass, wind and solar energy; and cars and lorries can run on electricity or biofuels.

电能可以靠核裂变、水力发电、生物量、风和太阳能产生；轿车和卡车可以通过电或生物燃料运作。

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You see, the Earth's heat never stops—meaning a geothermal power plant can produce electricity as regularly as a nuclear power plant can.

大家知道吗，地球从不停止发热——这意味着一家地热发电厂能像一家核电站那样规律地发电。

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"Nuclear is an essential alternative" to coal, he said. "it's the only one that can provide the same quality of electricity at a similar scale in the medium and long term."

他说，“核能是煤炭的重要替代物，它是中长期内唯一能够在近似规模提供同等质量的电力的新能源。”

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In many power markets today, nuclear electricity is the cheapest you can buy.

ECONOMIST: Nuclear power

Electricity can be produced by wind, sunlight, biomass or nuclear reactors, and cars can be powered by biofuels and electricity.

ECONOMIST: Getting warmer

One, labouring under the term of "contracts for difference", is a mechanism under which the government will guarantee a price that energy firms can obtain for producing and selling electricity generated either by wind farms or new nuclear power stations.

BBC: Energy Bill: Will companies now build new power plants?