科技报道2 将工业废热转化为电能.docx

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.oySnearysaysheisusingthatwastetocreateaprofitab1.ecompanyca1.1.edGu1.fCoastGreenEnergy.Mr.SnearySaySsixtypercentofa1.1.energyproducedinthewor1.dtodayisbeing1.ostaswastedheat.Hewantstocapturesomeofthatheatfrom-amongotherp1.aces-thethousandsofoi1.andgaswe1.1.sinTexas,andturnitintoe1.ectricity.EngineerschecktheGreenMachine,whichconvertswasteheatintoe1.ectricity,atSouthernMethodistUniversityinDa1.1.as,Texas1.OYSNEARY:"We'vegotmoree1.ectricitythatcou1.dbegeneratedthana1.1.ofthecoa1.-firedpowerp1.ants,natura1.gasfiredpowerp1.antsandnuc1.earpowerp1.antsinthewor1.d.That,swhatthepotentia1.is."Deepunderground,theearthishot.Ifyoudriveadri1.1.downintohardrockorsha1.e,thedri1.1.bitgetshot.Mr.SnearyuseshiswGreenMachine"techno1.ogytohe1.pcapturetheenergythatisproducedwhenheatmeetsco1.d.Themachinemovesthehotwe1.1.-waterthroughonepipenexttoanotherfi1.1.edwithacoo1.ingmateria1.ca1.1.edrefrigerant.Thisrefrigerantboi1.s,andsteamisproduced.Thissteamisusedtomakee1.ectricity.1.OYSNEARY:"AndsoWecantakethese1.owertemperatures,hotwatersources,transfertheheat,andthenoncethatrefrigerantisexpandedandpressurized,fromthereonit,sjust1.ikeasteamturbine?(Itisnotjustoi1.andgaswe1.1.sthatcanprovidewasteheatfortheGreenEnergymachinestousetomakee1.ectricity.Theheat-recyc1.ingtechno1.ogycanworkwithso1.arenergyco1.1.ectors,coa1.-bustionengines-a1.mostanyindustria1.processthatproduceswasteheat.1.astyear,Mr.Snearyconnectedhisdevicetotheboi1.ersatSouthernMethodistUniversityinDa1.1.as,Texas.Heusedthatsystem,swasteheattocreatee1.ectricity,he1.pingtoreducetheuniversity'suti1.itybi1.1.s.MariaRichardsisSMU'sGeotherma1.1.aboratoryCoordinator.Shesaysthe1.ab'stemperaturemapshe1.pMr.Snearyfindhotareasnearpetro1.eumdri1.1.ingoperations.ThoseareasarewhereMr.Snearycandep1.oyhismachines.Theschoo1.andGu1.fCoastGreenEnergyhaveworkedtogetherforsevera1.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