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1、科技报道2将工业废热转化为电能TurningIndustria1.Waste-HeatIntoE1.ectricityp1.astopmutemaxvo1.ume00:00-03:55repeatByVOA2012/8/12ThisistheVOASpecia1.Eng1.ishTechno1.ogyReport.Scientistssayenoughenergyisbeingwastedintheoi1.andgasfie1.dsofTexaseveryyeartoprovidee1.ectricitytoonehundredthousandhomes.Businessman1.oySnea
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3、theGreenMachine,whichconvertswasteheatintoe1.ectricity,atSouthernMethodistUniversityinDa1.1.as,Texas1.OYSNEARY:Wevegotmoree1.ectricitythatcou1.dbegeneratedthana1.1.ofthecoa1.-firedpowerp1.ants,natura1.gasfiredpowerp1.antsandnuc1.earpowerp1.antsinthewor1.d.That,swhatthepotentia1.is.Deepunderground,th
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5、1.s,andsteamisproduced.Thissteamisusedtomakee1.ectricity.1.OYSNEARY:AndsoWecantakethese1.owertemperatures,hotwatersources,transfertheheat,andthenoncethatrefrigerantisexpandedandpressurized,fromthereonit,sjust1.ikeasteamturbine?(Itisnotjustoi1.andgaswe1.1.sthatcanprovidewasteheatfortheGreenEnergymach
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8、orsevera1.years.MARIARICHARDS:,ThereissomuchheatintheGu1.fCoast,andthatmadeusrea1.izethatbyworkingwiththeoi1.andgaswe1.1.s,itwasanabi1.itytotapintothoseresources?,1.OYSNEARY:uTheresearchthattheSMUGeotherma1.1.abhasdonehasa1.1.owedustotargettheareaswherethereisadequateheatintheseoi1.andgaswe1.1.stobeab1.etobeuti1.ized.m1.oySnearyisnownegotiatingwithdri1.1.ersinTexasandisworkingonaprojectinWestVirginia.Hea1.sois1.ookingatotherstates.Andthat,stheVOASpecia1.Eng1.ishTechno1.ogyReport.mChristopherCruise.Contributing:Bi1.1.Zeeb1.e
