Crosby Menzies, a solar power expert in a South African company, described his latest solar cooker called the "Sol-4".

Imagine a world where building the tallest skyscraper wasn't a race of height, but rather one to collect the most solar energy.

想象这样一个世界:建造最高的摩天大楼不再是一个关于高度的竞赛，而是一个关于收集最多太阳能的竞赛。

The solar still works by creating a greenhouse under the plastic ．

在塑料下建造一个温室，太阳能仍然会发生作用。

Most solar heating systems use large aluminum or alloy sheets, painted black to absorb the sun's heat.

大多数太阳能热水器使用大片的涂成黑色的铝板或合金板来吸收太阳的热量。

Instead, some in Africa and Asia are seeing their first lightbulbs illuminated by the power of sunlight stored in batteries.

取而代之的是，一些非洲和亚洲的乡村社区见证了他们的第一批电灯由储存在电池里的太阳能点亮。

A vertical solar project on such a large scale has never been repeated since.

自那以后，再也没有如此大规模的垂直太阳能电池板工程了。

Another man told him: "The sun can give out light like a candle."

又有个人对他说：“太阳能发光，就像蜡烛一样。”

This plane holds the world record for the longest solar-powered flight-1,541 kilometers from Arizona to Texas in America.

这架飞机保持着世界上最长的太阳能飞行纪录——美国亚利桑那州到得克萨斯州的1541公里。

Solar energy is a new kind/ sort/ type of source of energy.

太阳能是一种新型能源。

In 2004, the completed CIS tower became Europe's largest collection of vertical solar panels.

2004年，完工后的CIS大楼成为欧洲最大的垂直太阳能电池板组群。

English engineers Dick and Jem designed a solar-powered water taxi.

英国工程师迪克和杰姆设计了一种太阳能水上出租车。

Covering a skyscraper with solar panels had never been done before, and the CIS tower was chosen as one of the "10 best green energy projects".

用太阳能电池板覆盖一幢摩天大楼以前从来没有做过，CIS大楼当选为“十大最佳绿色能源项目”之一。

It plans to install more solar panels and switch to 100% clean energy supplier.

该学院还计划安装更多的太阳能电池板，并转用100%的清洁能源供应商。

An office tower on Miller Street in Manchester is completely covered in solar panels.

曼彻斯特米勒街的一座办公大楼完全被太阳能电池板覆盖。

To solve that problem, Crosby Menzies has created a non-governmental organization called Solar Cookers for Africa.

为了解决这个问题,克罗斯比·门齐斯创建了一个非政府组织,名为"非洲太阳能炊具"。

As solar panels get cheaper, the world is likely to see more skyscrapers covered in solar panels, collecting energy much like trees do.

随着太阳能电池板变得更加便宜，世界上有可能会看到更多被太阳能电池板覆盖的摩天大楼，像树一样收集能源。

Technological innovations have unleashed the power of renewables such as wind, hydro, solar, and geothermal .

技术创新大大提高了风力、水力、太阳能和地热等可再生能源的使用。

The design is open-plan, There is no central heating, but there's a wood-burner and solar panelson the top which can provide power for lighting, music and computing.

这个设计是开放式的,没有中央供暖系统,但是顶部有一个木制的燃烧器和太阳能电池板,可以为照明、音乐和计算提供电力。

Solar energy can be transformed into power.

太阳能可以转化为能量。

His not-for-profit organization runs 100 river boats that serve as floating libraries, schools, and health clinics, and are equipped with solar panels and other communicating facilities ．

他的非盈利性组织经营着100艘河上船只,这些船只作为浮动图书馆、学校和卫生诊所使用,并配备了太阳能电池板和其他通讯设施。

During this renovation the building's owners, CIS, consulted the solar panel company, Solar century.

在这次翻新期间，大楼的所有者CIS公司咨询了太阳能电池板公司Solar century。