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托克劳完全依靠太能能供电

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-11-07 07:57 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Tokelau has become the first territory able to meet all its electricity needs with solar power, officials say.

托克劳官员称，托克劳成为世界上首个完全利用太阳能供电的国家。

The South Pacific territory - comprising the three atolls（环礁） of Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo - had been dependent on diesel¹ to generate electricity.

New Zealand, which administers Tokelau, funded a $7m solar project.

Solar grids² were constructed on the three atolls, with the last completed earlier this week.

"The Tokelau Renewable Energy Project is a world first. Tokelau's three main atolls now have enough solar capacity, on average, to meet electricity needs," New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully said in a statement.

"Until now, Tokelau has been 100% dependent upon diesel for electricity generation, with heavy economic and environmental costs," he added.

Project co-ordinator Mike Basset-Smith said that the move represented a "milestone³ of huge importance" for Tokelau, as it would now be able to spend more on social welfare.

The remote islands of Tokelau lie between New Zealand and Hawaii.

Most of the 1,500 islanders live by subsistence farming（自给农业）, with thousands of others choosing to settle in New Zealand or neighbouring Samoa.

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1 diesel
n.柴油发动机，内燃机
参考例句：
We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。 My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

2 grids
n.格子( grid的名词复数 )；地图上的坐标方格；（输电线路、天然气管道等的）系统网络；（汽车比赛）赛车起跑线
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Typical framed structures are beams, grids, plane and space frames or trusses. 典型构架结构为梁、格栅、平面的和空间的框架或桁架。来自辞典例句 The machines deliver trimmed grids for use or stock. 这种机器铸出修整过的板栅，以供使用或储存。来自辞典例句

3 milestone
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
参考例句：
The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。 I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

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