solar考研四级六级 /'sәulә/

While fossil fuels – coal, oil, gas – still generate roughly 85 percent of the world’s energy supply, it’s clearer than ever that the future belongs to renewable sources such as wind and solar.

尽管化石燃料——煤炭、石油、天然气——仍然为全球约85%的能源供应提供动力，但越来越明显的是，未来属于可再生能源，如风能和太阳能。

But increasingly the story is about the plummeting prices of renewables, especially wind and solar.

但越来越多的情况是关于可再生能源价格的大幅下降，尤其是风能和太阳能。

The cost of solar panels has dropped by 80 percent and the cost of wind turbines by close to one-third in the past eight years.

在过去八年中，太阳能板的成本下降了80%，风力涡轮机的成本下降了近三分之一。

In March, for the first time, wind and solar power accounted for more than 10 percent of the power generated in the US, reported the US Energy Information Administration.

美国能源信息署报告称，3月份，风能和太阳能首次占到了美国发电总量的10%以上。

Solar panels had a few niche uses until they became cheap; now they are transforming the global energy system.

太阳能板在变得便宜之前只有少数利基用途；如今它们正在改变全球能源系统。