GE is promoting the smart grid with ads that show a scarecrow singing "If I only had a brain" from "The Wizard of Oz" while bouncing along an old power line.

通用电气公司正在推广智能电网，广告中有一个来自“绿野仙踪”的稻草人沿着一条旧电线蹦蹦跳跳并唱道“如果我有大脑”。

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Scottish Power, National Grid and Shell UK want to use an existing natural gas line - running from Falkirk to Peterhead - for the project.

苏格兰电力、英国国家电力供应公司和壳牌公司计划在工程中使用一个已有的从福尔·柯克(Falkirk)到彼得·黑德(Peterhead)的天然气管道。

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While many people are focusing on new meters or other "smart grid" ideas, Superconductor Technologies is trying to reinvent the actual power line.

尽管许多人都专注于新型电表或其他“智能电网”的理念，Superconductor Technologies公司却致力于重塑现有电网。

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When the grid goes down, distributed power is often the last line of defense for mission-critical first responder facilities.

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