新奇事件簿 谷歌10亿美金投资可再生能源

Tech giant Google is investing $1billion in renewable energies to make its operations totally green. The company hopes to exploit solar energy, wind farms and other forms of alternative energy to power its data centres around the world. Rick Needham, Google's Director of Energy and Sustainability, told reporters: "We've invested over a billion dollars in 15 projects that have the capacity to produce two giga-watts of power around the world." Mr Needham added it was an economic necessity for Google to invest in energy. He said: "Procuring¹ power for ourselves and investing in…renewable power plants…all make business sense. They make sense for us as a company to do. We rely on power for our business."

为了让企业的运行更加环保，技术龙头企业谷歌向可再生能源产业投资10亿美金。公司希望利用太阳能、风电场以及其他形式的可替代能源来供给全球数据中心的运转。谷歌能源和可持续发展总监里克·尼达姆告诉记者说：“我们在15个项目投资总额超过了10亿美金，这15个项目可以使全球产生2千兆瓦的能源。”尼达姆先生还补充道，在能源产业投资也是节约成本的必然方法。他说：“我们可以获得能源，在发电厂投资都能够让我们获利。这是企业该做的事情。我们的买卖要依靠能源。”

Mr Needham said Google still has a long way to go before all of its operations are fuelled by renewable energy. He said about 34 per cent of Google's power requirements are sourced from renewables. Needham told reporters it wasn't always easy to meet this target in some parts of the world, saying: "Our goal is to be 100 per cent renewable powered. There are lots of challenges in getting there, not the least of which is operating in many jurisdictions² that are in different parts of the world." He added: "At Google we invest in innovative³ renewable energy projects that have the potential to transform the energy landscape and help provide more clean power to businesses and homes around the world."

尼达姆先生称谷歌要想实现可再生能源的全部利用还需要很长的路要走。他说谷歌有34%的能源需求是可再生能源供给的。尼达姆告诉记者说在有些地方很难达到目标。他说：“我们的目标是100%可再生。达到目标还面临着许多挑战，我们的许多运营地都设在了世界不同地区的司法管辖区。”他还说：“在谷歌，我们在创新型可再生能源项目上进行了投资，这些项目很有可能改变我们的整个能源状况，并对商业和全球提供更加清洁的能源。

1 procuring   

v.（努力）取得， （设法）获得( procure的现在分词 )；拉皮条

参考例句：

• He was accused of procuring women for his business associates. 他被指控为其生意合伙人招妓。 来自辞典例句
• She had particular pleasure, in procuring him the proper invitation. 她特别高兴为他争得这份体面的邀请。 来自辞典例句

2 jurisdictions   

司法权( jurisdiction的名词复数 )； 裁判权； 管辖区域； 管辖范围

参考例句：

• Butler entreated him to remember the act abolishing the heritable jurisdictions. 巴特勒提醒他注意废除世袭审判权的国会法令。
• James I personally adjudicated between the two jurisdictions. 詹姆士一世亲自裁定双方纠纷。

3 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。