Coal and natural gas are mainly used for electricity generation, whereas oil is used mostly to power transportation, yet the prices of all these energy sources are linked.

煤炭和天然气主要用于发电，而石油主要用于给运输提供能量，但所有这些能源的价格是相互关联的。

Traditional electricity generation is inherently wasteful.

传统的发电方式有着固有的浪费性。

The closest substitute for coal in electricity generation is natural gas.

与煤炭最相近的发电替代品就是天然气。

Nuclear power currently accounts for 16 percent of Russia’s electricity generation.

目前，核能占俄罗斯发电量的16%。

The idea of wireless power transfer is almost as old as electricity generation itself.

关于无线输电的构想几乎和发电本身一般古老。

Electricity generation snapped back sharply in the second quarter, statistics show.

统计数据显示，第二季度发电量急剧回升。

Mr Martinelli's business interests also extend to stakes in a bank, electricity generation and sugar.

马蒂内利先生的商业兴趣还涉及股份银行，发电业以及糖业。

It's a major step forward in delivering the reality of carbon-free fossil fuel electricity generation.

这也标志着人类向着实现化石燃料无碳发电迈出了一大步。

Seeking to forge a consensus, Mr Piñera in May set up a committee to advise on electricity generation.

为了达成一个共识，Piñera先生在5月份成立了一个委员会来商量发电问题。

The State encourages and supports electricity generation by using renewable and dean energy resources.

国家鼓励和支持利用可再生能源和淸洁能清洁能源发电。

Additionally, Japanese companies are following some American and European rivals into electricity generation.

此外，日本企业进攻电力产业，与一些美国和欧洲的企业竞争。

High on the list, by the way, is coal-fired electricity generation, which the Mitt Romney-that-was used to stand up to.

顺便要说的是，高居这个清单之首的就是燃煤发电业，也就是过去的米特·罗姆尼曾经与之斗争的行业。

The rest of the plant can then be further used to produce liquid fuels, or burned to produce steam for electricity generation.

植物剩下的部分可以被进一步利用，生产液体燃料，或者用来燃烧，产生蒸汽发电。

Both countries at present rely heavily on coal for electricity generation, which both will be boosting hugely in coming decades.

目前两国都严重依赖于煤电，而两国在未来几十年里都会出现发电量激增的局面。

Yet the benefits also promise to be huge: power savings, reduced investment in electricity generation and lower carbon emissions.

然而收益也将同样可观：可以节省电能，减少发电投入和降低碳排放量。

Windpower will never, of course, replace the day-in-day-out reliability of nuclear or other thermal forms of electricity generation.

当然，风能不可能取代日复一日的都比较可靠的核能或其它形式的热能发电。

The Three Gorges project is one huge project, which has multipurpose such as flood control, electricity generation, shipping, etc.

三峡水利枢纽是一座具有防洪、发电、航运等综合利用的巨型工程，其综合效益巨大。

Nearly half of America’s electricity is generated by coal, and electricity generation accounts for 40% of America’s carbon-dioxide emissions.

美国有近一半的电力来自煤电厂，而美国二氧化碳的40%来自于发电。

Nearly half of America's electricity is generated by coal, and electricity generation accounts for 40% of America's carbon-dioxide emissions.

美国有近一半的电力来自煤电厂，而美国二氧化碳的40%来自于发电。

Between 2008 and 2009, emissions from electricity generation fell by 13% as a result of lower use of coal-fired generation but more use of nuclear.

从2008年到2009年，因为将少使用火力发电而改用核能，发电厂的排放量下降了13%。

In Ulan Bator, the air pollution is mainly related to the burning of coal, wood and everything else for heating, cooking, and electricity generation.

乌兰巴托空气污染的主要原因是燃烧煤、木材和其它所有用于加热、做饭和发电的材料。

However, the costs involved in processing the silicon mean that photovoltaic cells remain very expensive compared to other forms of electricity generation.

尽管，将硅做成光电池花费是昂贵的(与其它的发电方法比)。

As for electricity, China is suffering from rising global coal prices — 70% of its electricity generation is coal-fired — and coal supply problems at home.

在电力方面，中国正遭受全球煤炭价格的上涨之苦。国内电力供应的70%依赖燃烧煤炭，而煤炭供应在国内却是问题不断。

The team also assessed scenarios in the transportation and electricity generation sectors, including increased cycling and walking in London and Delhi, India.

研究组还研究了运输及发电领域改造的可能性，包括鼓励在伦敦、印度德里使用自行车或徒步。