未来能源英文怎么说

未来能源是指和长期广泛使用，技术上较为成熟的常规能源(如煤、石油、天然气、水能等)对比而言，以新技术为基础，系统开发利用的能源，即人类新近才开发利用的能源，包括太阳能、潮汐能、波浪能、海流能、风能、地热能、生物能、氢能、核聚变能等,是一种已经开发但尚未大规模使用或正在研究试验，尚需进一步开发的能源。那么，未来能源英文怎么说呢？

What is future energy

什么是未来能源

Future Energy is a former accreditation scheme for green electricity in the United Kingdom, designed to support and stimulate electricity generation from renewable energy sources. The scheme was launched in 1999 and was operated by the Energy Saving Trust until funding expired in 2002.

It is thought that funding was not renewed because too few suppliers were prepared to accept the new requirements for green tariffs proposed by the Trust following the introduction of the Renewables Obligation. As of 2007 the scheme has not been replaced, although Friends of the Earth, who used to run their own scheme, have been among those calling on the government to do so.

Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable (naturally replenished.) Renewable energy is an alternative to fossil fuels and nuclear power, and was commonly called alternative energy in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2008, about 19% of global final energy consumption came from renewable, with 13% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.2% from hydroelectricity. New renewables (small hydro, modern biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels) accounted for another 2.7% and are growing very rapidly. The share of renewable in electricity generation is around 18%, with 15% of global electricity coming from hydroelectricity and 3% from new renewable.

Wind power is growing at the rate of 30% annually, with a worldwide installed capacity of 158 gigawatts (GW) in 2009, and is widely used in Europe, Asia, and the United States. At the end of 2009, cumulative global photovoltaic (PV) installations surpassed 21 GW and PV power stations are popular in Germany and Spain. Solar thermal power stations operate in the USA and Spain, and the largest of these is the 354 megawatt (MW) SEGS power plant in the Mojave Desert. The world’s largest geothermal power installation is The Geysers in California, with a rated capacity of 750 MW. Brazil has one of the largest renewable energy programs in the world, involving production of ethanol fuel from sugar cane, and ethanol now provides 18% of the country’s automotive fuel. Ethanol fuel is also widely available in the USA.

Climate change concerns, coupled with high oil prices, peak oil, and increasing government support, are driving increasing renewable energy legislation, incentives and commercialization. New government spending, regulation and policies helped the industry weather the global financial crisis better than many other sectors. Scientists have advanced a plan to power 100% of the world’s energy with wind, hydroelectric, and solar power by the year 2030, recommending renewable energy subsidies and a price on carbon reflecting its cost for flood and related expenses.

While many renewable energy projects are large-scale, renewable technologies are also suited to rural and remote areas, where energy is often crucial in human development. Globally, an estimated 3 million households get power from small solar PV systems. Micro-hydro systems configured into village-scale or county-scale mini-grids serve many areas. More than 30 million rural households get lighting and cooking from biogas made in household-scale digesters. Biomass cook stoves are used by 160 million households.

未来能源（future energy）的各种形式都是直接或者间接地来自于太阳或地球内部深处所产生的热能(thermal energy)。包括了太阳能(solar energy)、风能、生物质能(biomass energy)、地热能(geothermal energy)、核聚变能(nuclear fusion energy)、水能(hydro energy)和海洋能(ocean energy)以及由可再生能源衍生出来的生物燃料(biofuel)和氢所产生的能量。也可以说，未来能源包括各种可再生能源(renewable energy)和核能(nuclear power)。相对于传统能源，未来能源普遍具有污染少、储量(reserve volume)大的特点，对于解决当今世界严重的环境污染问题和资源（特别是化石能源fossil energy）枯竭问题具有重要意义。同时，由于很多未来能源分布均匀，对于解决由能源引发的战争也有着重要意义。