Efficiency is crucial in such cells if they are ever to be a substitutefor existing methods of mass power-generation, such as coal and gas.
对于这些太阳能电池来说,要想取代现有的大规模发电方法,如煤炭和天然气,最关键的是效率。
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China has a technological lead in turning coal into gas. It has been using the technology widely to make petrochemicals and fertilizers as a substitutefor pricier natural gas.
中国在煤气化领域拥有技术领先优势,已在石化及化肥生产领域用到了这一技术,用以替代更为昂贵的天然气。
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The closest substituteforcoal in electricity generation is natural gas.