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　　10.Sweep a Fuel Craft Invest Fever 清潔能源行業投資熱潮

　　1.The clean-energy business is turning into the next big investment boom, in which risks are often ignored. Until recently, recalls Charlie Gay, a 30-year veteran of the solarpower business, venture capitalists were far too busy catering to captains of the information-technology industry to waste time on "hippy-dippy tree-huggers" like himself. But now the tree-huggers are in the ascendant and the IT barons are busy investing in clean-energy technology.

　　1、清潔能源行業正成為下一輪投資大熱潮，而風險則經常被忽略。在太 陽能行業摸爬滾打了30年的查理，蓋伊回憶說，直到不久前，風險資本家們 還一直奔忙于迎合IT巨子，沒有時間浪費給像他這樣的“不切實際的環境保 護論者”。但目前環境保護論者風頭正旺，IT巨子們開始忙于投資清潔能源行業。

　　2.Investors are falling over themselves to finance start-ups in clean technology, especially in energy. Venture Business Research reckons that investment in the field by venture capitalists and private-equity firms has quadrupled in the past two years, from some $500 m in 2004 to almost $2 billion so far this year. The share of venture capital going into clean energy is rising rapidly.

　　2、投資者們竭盡全力紛紛投資于從事環保技術的新創公司，特別是能源 公司。據風險企業研究有限公司估計，在過去兩年中，風險資本家和私人股 本公司在該領域的投資已翻了四倍，從2004年的5億美元到目前的近20億 美元。進入清潔能源領域的風投資本的比例正快速攀升。

　　3.Clean-energy fever is being fuelled by three things: high oil prices, fears over energy security and a growing concern about global warming. The provision of energy, the industry's cheerleaders say, will change radically over the coming decades. Polluting coal and gas-fired power stations will give way to cleaner alternatives such as solar and wind; fuels derived from plants and waste will replace petrol and diesel; and small, local forms of electricity generation will replace big. power stations feeding far-flung grids. Eventually, it is hoped, fuel cells running on hydrogen will take the place of the internal combustion engine which is available everywhere. It is a bold vision, but if it happens very slowly, or only to a limited extent, supporters argue that it will still prompt tremendous growth for firms in the business.

　　3、“清潔能源熱”由三件事情激起：篼油價、能源安全恐慌以及對全球 變暖與日俱增的擔憂。該行業的主要支持者認為，能源供應狀況在末來的數 十年里將會發生根本性的改變。導致污染的煤炭發電站和天然氣發電站將讓 位于更清潔的替代能源，如太陽能和風能;從植物和垃圾中提取的燃料將代 替汽油和柴油;電力供應的小型化、本地化將取代大電站、大電網。最終，我們希望氫燃料電池能夠代替無所不在的內燃機。這是一個大膽的設想，但 是，即使進程緩慢，或者范圍有限，支持者們認為它仍將激發該行業公司的巨大增長。

　　4.Analysts confidently predict the clean-energy business will grow by 20%―30% a year for a decade. Jefferies, an investment bank that organized a recent conference on the industry in London, asked participants how soon solar power would become competitive with old-fashioned generation technologies: in 2010, 2015 or 2020. About three-quarters of those present, one visitor happily observed, were "check-writers". This "megatrend", the keynote speaker advocated, "may be the biggest job and wealth-creation opportunity of the 21st century."

　　4、分析人士滿懷信心，他們預計在今后10年內清潔能源產業將會以年均 20―30%的幅度增長。投資銀行Jefferies銀行最近在倫敦組織了一場關于清潔能源產業的討論會。在會上，他們問與會者：與老式能源技術相比，太陽能到什么時候才能突顯它的競爭力，2010年、2015年，還是2020年。一位大會來賓欣喜地發現，大約四分之三的與會者都是“愿意為此投資者”。大會主要發言人不由地說：“這個大趨勢或許是21世紀最大的就業機會和創富機會。”

　　5.Such exaggeration might remind people of the dotcom bubble. But clean-energy advocates insist growth is sustainable because of the likes of Mr. Schwarzenegger. The Governor is a hero in green circles because of his enthusiasm for environmental regulation. He easily won reelection partly because he seized on global wanning as a concern and signed into law―America's first wide-ranging scheme to cap greenhouse-gas emissions.

　　5、如此夸張的景象可能會讓人們想起網絡泡沫。然而，諸如施瓦辛格先 生這樣的環保支持者使提倡者們堅信增長是可持續的。身為州長的他對環保法規的熱情，使他成為環保圈里的英雄。他之所以能輕松連任，部分原因就是他把握住了公眾對全球變暖的憂慮，并使之上升為法律，他簽署了美國第 一個大規?？刂茰厥覛怏w排放的方案。

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