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| Từ vựng | Nghĩa | Ví dụ |
| oil well | giếng dầu | Some say drilling an oil well is akin to sticking a straw in the ground and sucking oil from the rock. |
| sun | mặt trời | The Sun releases an estimated 384.6 yotta watts (3.846×1026 watts) of energy in the form of light and other forms of radiation. |
| wind | gió | Wind power is one of the fastest-growing renewable energy technologies. |
| geyser | mạch nước | Kenya straddles a volcanic rift. It’s a green-energy geyser. |
| coal mine | mỏ than | Underground coal mines can be used as a lower reservoir of a UPSH project plant. |
| coal | than đá | Coal is plentiful in the United States and inexpensive for its energy content. |
| shuttle car | xe chở than | Shuttle cars receive coal from the continuous miner and transport it to an underground loading point. |
| elevator | thang máy | Starting in the coal mines, by the mid-19th century elevators were operated with steam power and were used for moving goods in bulk in mines and factories. |
| shaft | hầm, lò | Using tunnel boring machine (TBM) to construct inclined shafts in coal mines has become the main way for large-scale coal mines to enter deep mining faces. |
| waterfall | thác nước | While hydroelectricity can be generated from naturally existing waterfalls, most hydroelectric plants generate water from human-made waterfalls. |
| solar energy | năng lượng mặt trời | Solar energy is a CO2-free renewable energy source. |
| hydroelectricity | thuỷ điện | The cost of hydroelectricity is relatively low, making it a competitive source of renewable electricity. |
| Fossil fuel | năng lượng hóa thạch | Fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) have, and continue to, play a dominant role in global energy systems. |
| Nuclear power | năng lượng hạt nhân | Nuclear power produces the most efficient and carbon-free source of electricity through steam turbines. |
| coal-fired power | nhiệt điện | Pollution from coal-fired power plants in Vietnam causes around 4,300 premature deaths in the country annually. |
| Từ vựng | Nghĩa | Ví dụ |
| refinery | nhà máy lọc dầu | There were two huge oil refineries on the coast. |
| nuclear reactor | lò phản ứng hạt nhân | Nuclear reactors are the heart of a nuclear power plant. |
| core | lõi | The most important segment of the reactor is the core. |
| uranium rod | thanh Urani | Nuclear reactor fuel contains ceramic pellets of uranium-235 inside of metal rods. |
| cooling tower | tháp làm nguội | A cooling tower is a heat rejection device that rejects waste heat to the atmosphere through the cooling of a water stream to a lower temperature. |
| solar collector | hấp thu năng lượng mặt trời | A solar collector is a device that collects and/or concentrates solar radiation from the Sun. |
| solar panel | tấm pin năng lượng mặt trời | Solar panels are used to power satellites. |
| dam | đập nước | The more water that passes through a dam, the more energy is produced. |
| windmill | cối xay gió | A windmill is a structure that converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. |
| power plant | nhà máy điện | Fossil fuel power plants burn their fuel in order to create the thermal energy to run their external heat engines. |
| electric generator | máy phát điện | Electric generators are used to transform mechanical or kinetic energy into electric potential difference, also known as voltage. |
| smokestack | ống khói | Mining activities have significantly altered the landscape, the skyline is dominated by smokestacks and buildings towering over the stark area where silver and lead had been extracted. |
| transmission towers | tháp đường dây điện | A transmission tower is a structure set up for the purpose of transmitting and receiving power. |
| power line | đường dây điện | A power line is a set of conductors used to transmit and distribute electrical energy. |
| transformer | máy biến thế | A transformer is a passive electrical device that transfers electrical energy between two or more circuits. |
| utility pole | cột điện | A utility pole is a column or post used to support overhead power lines. |
| Từ vựng | Nghĩa | Ví dụ |
| heat | hơi nóng | In this lesson, you will learn about heat and that heat is a form of energy. |
| gas | xăng dầu | We have a range of gas and electricity plans to suit every household. |
| natural gas | khí thiên nhiên | Natural gas is a fossil energy source that formed deep beneath the earth's surface. |
| propane gas | khí prôban tự nhiên, dùng làm nhiên liệu | Propane gas heats our homes & hot water, cooks our food, powers our BBQs & fuels our cars. |
| jet fuel | nhiên liệu máy bay phản lực | A pilot project at Rotterdam airport plans to capture CO2 from the air and turn it into jet fuel. |
| electricity | điện thắp sáng | Using electricity we can transfer energy in ways that allow us to accomplish common chores. |
| motor oil | dầu nhớt động cơ | Knowing what motor oil to use is essential if you're going to get every oil change right. |
| diesel | dầu diesel | Diesel is an energy-dense secondary fuel (or energy currency) used to power many heat engines. |
| Từ vựng | Nghĩa | Ví dụ |
| Energy-saving technology | công nghệ nhằm tiết kiệm năng lượng | The following energy saving technologies can be introduced into our homes to reduce our environmental impact. |
| Green energy/renewable energy/solar power | năng lượng xanh, năng lượng tái sinh, năng lượng mặt trời | Renewable energy is energy produced from sources that do not deplete or can be replenished within a human's life time. |
| Power outages/ implement rolling power cuts | cắt điện/tiến hành cắt điện luân phiên | If you experience a power outage, here are ways you can make sure we know you are without power. |
| Cost effective and well-suited to climates | giá thành hợp lý và phù hợp với môi trường | This source of energy is cost-effective and well-suited to climates. |
| State-controlled energy company | công ty năng lượng do nhà nước kiểm soát | In particular, we focus on state-owned enterprises (SOEs), the state-owned and state-controlled energy companies which dominate the coal power industry. |
| Generate/produce energy | tạo ra năng lượng | Once you have taken action to improve the use of energy at home, it's a good idea to see if you can also generate electricity or heat from your house. |
| Supply/provide/store energy | cung cấp năng lượng | Human beings have been looking for a good way to store energy for a long time. |
| Energy consumption/need/requirements | tiêu thụ/nhu cầu năng lượng | World energy consumption is the total energy produced and used by the entire human civilization. |
| Clean energy | năng lượng xanh | Cheap, clean, renewable sources of electricity are on the rise. |
| A source of power | một nguồn năng lượng | According to Bauer and Erdogan (2009), there are six sources of power. |
| Space-based solar power | năng lượng mặt trời nhưng tạo ra từ trong không gian | With space-based solar power, we could solve our energy and greenhouse gas emission problems with little environmental impact. |
| conserve/save/consume/waste energy | giữ gìn/tiết kiệm/tiêu thụ/lãng phí năng lượng | |
| manage/exploit/be rich in natural resources | quản lí/khai thác/giàu có về tài nguyên thiên nhiên | |
| dump/dispose of hazardous/toxic/nuclear waste | thải ra những chất thải nguy hiểm/độc hại/nguyên tử | |
| promote/encourage recycling/sustainable development/the use of renewable energy | thúc đẩy/khuyến khích việc tái chế/sự phát triển bền vững/việc sử dụng năng lượng tái tạo được | |
| develop/invest in/promote renewable energy | phát triển/đầu tư vào/thúc đẩy năng lượng tái tạo được | |
| reduce your dependence/reliance on fossil fuels | giảm sự phụ thuộc vào nhiên liệu hóa thạch (than,dầu mỏ…) | |
| get/obtain/generate/produce electricity from wind, solar and wave power/ renewable sources | lấy/tạo ra/sản xuất điện từ năng lượng gió, mặt trời và sóng | |
| build/develop a (50-megawatt/offshore) wind farm | xây dựng/phát triển nguồn năng lượng gió (50 MW/xa bờ) | |
| install/be fitted with/be powered by solar panels | lắp đặt/được cung cấp năng lượng bởi các tấm pin mặt trời |