We have a lot of experience with hydroelectric plants.

我们有很多关于水力发电厂的经验。

The city's seemingly insatiable energy demands currently require the output of 17 power stations.

这座城市看法满足的能量需求目前需要17座发电厂的输出。

Power stations that won't deplete natural resources or produce dangerous waste products.

是不会消耗自然资源或产生危险废弃物的发电厂。

So there's actually less restriction on mercury that power plants could emit.

所以实际上对发电厂排放的汞的限制较少。

The research took place at Iceland's Hellisheidi Power Plant.

这项研究是在冰的 Hellisheidi 发电厂进行的。

Their newest unit is a mini-power plant about the size of a fridge.

他们的最新设备是一个冰箱大小的迷你发电厂。

Hospitals were damaged and are running on backup power generators.

医院遭到了破坏，现在搬到了备用的发电站里。

These used to be cooling towers that a power station in the United Kingdom.

这些曾是英国发电站的冷却塔。

Last year natural gas and coal generated more than half of Texas' electricity.

去天然气和煤炭发电占德州电力的一半以上。

One advantage of nuclear power is that it produces electricity using little carbon.

核能的一个优势是它发电所使用的碳很少。

And unless they had back up power generators, their lights went out on Saturday night.

除非他们有备用的发电机，否则周六晚上就会停电。

And that means we need to plan for building even more electricity generation.

这表示我们需计划建设比预计还要多的发电设施。

But could it fuel a new hydro generation of vehicles?

但是氢气可以成为新型水力发电汽车的动力吗？

Nanotechnology could also revolutionize the way that we generate power.

纳米技术还可以彻底改变我们发电的方式。

Now, this line shows when wind power feeds the California power grid.

现在，这条线显示了风力发电进入加州电网的时间。

There are about 20 active geothermal plants.

大约有 20 个活跃的地热发电厂。

Authorities opened a shelter which is running on a generator.

当局开设了一个依靠发电机运转的避难所。

But these farms also get extremely hot.

但是这些发电厂的温度会非常高。

Stores have sold out of back-up generators. Several school districts have cancelled classes.

商店的备用发电机全部售罄。多个学区停课。

But gas plants also went offline and weak rainfall lowered the output of hydroelectric dams.

天然气发电厂也关闭了，弱降雨还降低了水电站的发电量。