Off-grid energy systems such as photovoltaics, solar water heating, and on-site water collection can keep basic services going.

非常规的能源系统例如光电科技，太阳能热水及就地取水都能运作建筑的基本设施。

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Running on solar power gathered from its rooftop supplemented with grid energy, the "Fast Bus" is expected to top out just shy of 40 miles per hour, so it's not ideal for long treks.

通过电能和顶部太阳能装置收集的太阳能共同驱动，这种巴士最快能达到40公里每小时的速度，因此它不适合用作长线行驶。

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What happens to the centralized electric grid, which took decades and billions of dollars to build, as more and more people become "prosumers", who produce and consume their own energy onsite?

随着越来越多的人成为“产消者”，就地生产和消费自家生产的能源，那么花了几十年时间和数十亿美元才建成的中央电网的命运会如何？

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We need to move on." McCoy believes the best way to get more solar,wind and tidal power on the grid is to offer renewable energy generators a government guarantee.

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"Someone could attack the industrial control systems that control all the valves, all the distribution systems, and are used to turn on and off various aspects involved with energy and the electrical power grid and oil and gas distribution networks,".

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A123 System also indicated that it is seeking buyers for its grid energy storage business.

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Just two technology firms have held initial public offerings this year: "smart grid" energy company Silver Spring Networks Inc. last week and social network Professional Diversity Network LLC the week before.

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The energy generated is fed straight into the club's electricity control cabinet where a grid-tie inverter pumps energy back on to the grid.

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