蓋茨補(bǔ)充道："最終在能源研發(fā)上取得突破的將會(huì)是私營(yíng)企業(yè),但他們研發(fā)所依賴(lài)的基礎(chǔ)研究只有政府才負(fù)擔(dān)得起."
According to government data, the U.S. spends about $5 billion on energy R&D compared to $31 billion on health care research and nearly $70 billion on defense research.
美國(guó)政府發(fā)布的數(shù)據(jù)顯示,該國(guó)在能源研發(fā)領(lǐng)域的投資約為50億美元.相比之下,醫(yī)療研究的投資為310億美元,國(guó)防研究的投資則接近700億美元.
There is no fund raising goal for private investors in the Gates initiative. But the fund represents billions in money to seed promising ideas in large-scale clean energy production.
蓋茨的此項(xiàng)計(jì)劃沒(méi)有對(duì)私人投資者設(shè)定募資目標(biāo),但項(xiàng)目募資總額高達(dá)數(shù)十億美元,這些資金將為清潔能源未來(lái)的大規(guī)模生產(chǎn)創(chuàng)造可能性.
The fund says it will invest broadly and focus on five key areas: electricity generation and storage, transportation, industrial uses, agriculture and projects that make energy systems more efficient.
該基金的投資范圍很廣,主要關(guān)注五個(gè)領(lǐng)域：發(fā)電與儲(chǔ)電、交通運(yùn)輸、工業(yè)應(yīng)用、農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)以及那些能提高能源系統(tǒng)效率的項(xiàng)目.
For example, Gates says more research is needed in new kinds of batteries -- "flow batteries" -- that he says hold more promise than current battery technology.
蓋茨表示,比如新型電池領(lǐng)域就需要進(jìn)行更多的研究.他認(rèn)為"液流電池"要比現(xiàn)在的電池技術(shù)更有前途.
According to Gates, the goal is to spur new clean energy tech while combating climate change by "keeping global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees."
蓋茨認(rèn)為,項(xiàng)目的目的是"將全球升溫幅度控制在2攝氏度以內(nèi)",以應(yīng)對(duì)氣候變化,與此同時(shí),該項(xiàng)目還會(huì)促進(jìn)新型清潔能源技術(shù)的發(fā)展.
Reducing global reliance on fossil fuels also holds the potential for massive economic benefits, Gates added.
他補(bǔ)充道,降低全球?qū)剂系囊蕾?lài)也能帶來(lái)巨大的經(jīng)濟(jì)效益.
"It would help millions more people escape poverty and become more self-sufficient," Gates wrote. "And it would stabilize energy prices, which will have an even bigger impact on the global economy as more people come to rely on energy in their daily lives."
蓋茨寫(xiě)道："這能幫數(shù)百萬(wàn)人脫離貧困、自給自足,還能穩(wěn)定能源價(jià)格——在人們?nèi)粘Ｉ钤絹?lái)越依賴(lài)能源的今天,能源價(jià)格穩(wěn)定對(duì)全球經(jīng)濟(jì)的影響愈發(fā)重要.
