Solar energy, whose time has come, is very suitable to heat water or make electricity.

太阳能的时代已经到来，它非常适合用来加热水或发电。

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The water engine will use steam, created by solar panels (太阳能板) that heat water to a high temperature.

这种水力发动机可以利用太阳能板将水加热至高温从而产生的蒸汽。

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Several countries have used subsidies to jump-start the market, including Japan, where almost 1 million heat pumps have been installed in the past two years to heat water for showers and hot tubs.

一些国家利用补贴来启动这个市场，包括日本，在过去两年中日本安装了近100万台热泵，为淋浴和热水浴缸提供热水。

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Solar water heaters are devices that use energy from the sun to heat water.

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And the idea was that gravity did work on the water and falling, and that work led to the generation of heat.

焦耳的想法是,重力对水，做了功。

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But this is a compound, right, it has some non-zero heat of formation from the elements. So is water, right?

但这是种化合物，对吧？,它具有非零的生成热,水也是一样，对吧？

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Geothermal technology uses energy in the earth's crust to heat water and buildings.

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In London, West German cities and New York, hundreds of plants burn 4 million tons of refuse each year, heat water, produce steam, and supply electricity.

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For we rather like being able to drive places, cook food, heat water and survive a Mid-West winter without having to melt the ice on the pitcher each morning.

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