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UK wind turbines at sea 英國(guó)的海上風(fēng)力發(fā)電機(jī)

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How many times do the blades have to turn to power a house for a day?

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That’s where these latest huge wind turbines are being installed.

這些最新一批大型風(fēng)力發(fā)電機(jī)就是在這里安裝的。

Justin Rowlatt, BBC correspondent
So to give you an idea of how big this thing is, I’m gonna [going to] walk it.

賈斯汀·羅拉特       BBC通訊員
“為了讓大家感受一下槳葉到底有多大，我來(lái)沿著它從頭走到尾。”

Each of these blades is made by hand from balsa wood and fibreglass.

每片槳葉都是用輕木和玻璃纖維手工制成的。

So there we go, 81 metres.

“走完了，槳葉共81米長(zhǎng)?！?

You need a giant factory to make a giant wind turbine, which has created a new industry here in East Yorkshire (North of England).

你需要一個(gè)巨大的工廠來(lái)制造巨型風(fēng)力發(fā)電機(jī)，這使得一個(gè)新產(chǎn)業(yè)在英格蘭北部的東約克郡誕生了。

From the factory, the blades, towers and the generator are loaded onto a boat – yep, a really big one – and sailed out into the North Sea.

槳葉、塔架和發(fā)電機(jī)會(huì)被運(yùn)出工廠，裝上一艘船，沒(méi)錯(cuò)，一艘很大的船，然后駛向北海。

This is where the vast new wind farms that increasingly power Britain are being built.

為英國(guó)提供越來(lái)越多電力的大型新風(fēng)力發(fā)電場(chǎng)就建在這里。

Patrick Harnett, Programme Director, Orsted
There’s our 1000th wind turbine in the UK for Orsted. About ten years ago we were 40% reliant on coal, we are now only 2%.

帕特里克·哈奈特       Orsted 公司項(xiàng)目總監(jiān)
“這是 Orsted 在英國(guó)安裝的第1000臺(tái)風(fēng)力發(fā)電機(jī)。大約十年前，英國(guó)依賴燃煤發(fā)電的比例是40%，而現(xiàn)在只有2%?！?

The Danish company has installed about half this country’s offshore wind capacity. And the plan is to keep on building.

英國(guó)大約一半的海上風(fēng)力發(fā)電設(shè)備是由這家丹麥公司安裝的。他們計(jì)劃繼續(xù)建設(shè)下去。

A huge crane lifts the 125-metre tower. Next, comes the generator. Then you need to attach those 81-metre turbine blades. Now, you can start generating electricity.

一臺(tái)大型起重機(jī)把125米高的塔架吊起來(lái)。接下來(lái)是發(fā)電機(jī)。然后，需要安裝這些81米長(zhǎng)的渦輪槳葉?，F(xiàn)在，就可以開(kāi)始發(fā)電了。

Each turn of the blades is enough to power the average home for a day. And the offshore wind industry is on track to power every home in the UK by the end of this decade.

槳葉每轉(zhuǎn)一圈，就足以為普通家庭提供一天的電力。而海上風(fēng)力產(chǎn)業(yè)有望在2029年底為英國(guó)的每家每戶供電。

詞匯

wind turbines 風(fēng)力發(fā)電機(jī)

generator 發(fā)電機(jī)

wind farms 風(fēng)力發(fā)電場(chǎng)

power 提供電力

reliant on coal 依賴燃煤發(fā)電的

問(wèn)題答案

Just one turn of the blades in a wind turbine can power a UK home for a day.