Another big change is the growth of interconnecting pipelines, hooking up what have until now been energy islands.

另一个重大转变是相互交错的管道的增多，并连接起了一些能源岛。

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The white whale of energy, scientists have been hyping the potential of nuclear fusion since, oh, the first hydrogen bomb was dropped over the Marshall Islands in 1952.

能源的大白鲸，自从，噢，第一颗氢弹在1952年被投掷在马绍尔群岛以来，科学家们一直都在大肆宣传核聚变的潜力。

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Although those cities have cold winters, they are heat islands in the summer, with hundreds of thousands of square feet of roof surface absorbing energy.

尽管那些城市有寒冷的冬季，到了夏季，这些城市就是热岛，有数十万平方英尺的屋顶在吸收热量。

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The new idea in Nature Communications uses small "islands" of energy-storing materials dotted on a stretchy polymer.

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All of these projects and initiatives are part of the strategy of energy sustainability and promotion of sustainable economies fostered by the Canary Islands Government with the support of institutions such as the ITC, a pioneer in renewable energy and integrated water management, and the UNESCO Centre of the Canary Islands.

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Eigg for example has its own renewable energy system so there is no external power, and a number of islands, because of their very strong winds, have a very strong renewable energy programme which works for them economically as well as physically and ethically.

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