The sun was shining and the wind was gentle.

阳光明媚，微风柔和。

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And somewhere shining snow polished by the wind.

某处被风抛光的雪闪耀着光芒。

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Its supporters argue that even if the wind is not blowing hard enough in the North Sea, it will be blowing somewhere else in Europe, or the sun will be shining on a solar farm somewhere.

而支持者辩护，尽管北海海风吹的还不够猛，可是在欧洲其他地方风却很猛烈，或者在某个太阳能农场上艳阳正明媚着呢。

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The sun was shining and I could feel the wind in my hair.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

Because geothermal produces consistent, base-load power--it doesn't depend on the wind blowing or the sun shining--utilities will pay up to three times more for geothermal electricity than for electricity from an intermittent source, like wind.

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It is also an "enabler" for renewable energy, providing a source of electricity that can step in to fill the gap when the wind is not blowing or the sun is not shining.

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To use that excess electricity (obviously, only excess when the wind is blowing just right, or the Sun shining) to electrolyse water by passing it through a fuel cell and then store the resultant hydrogen.

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