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Iberdrola: The energy-storage question
Iberdrola：能源短缺問題
A trail-blazing utility that against full distributed energy.
一個風能先驅對電池持有懷疑的態度。
One of Ignacio Galan's early jobs as an engineer was to design lead-acid batteries for the milk floats that used to trundle around Britain's streets.
作為工程師，Ignacio Galan早期的一個工作是為在英國街道上行駛的送牛奶的馬車設計鉛酸電池。
So the 66-year-old Spaniard, who heads Iberdrola, one of the world's largest utilities, claims he has been thinking about the storage of electricity for his whole career.
所以這位66歲的西班牙人，作為Iberdrola項目——世界上最大的公共事業項目之一的負責人，聲稱在他的整個事業里一直在考慮電能儲存的問題。
That is useful, because for the second time since he took over Iberdrola in 2001, the industry faces a fork in the road.
這是很有用的，因為在他在2001年第二次接手Iberdrola這個項目的時候，這個行業正面臨著分岔路口。
This time round, the big debate in energy is about batteries and storage.
這一次，關于能源問題的大爭論主要集中在電池和存儲方面。
The first time, Mr Galan blazed the right trail.
第一次，格蘭先生開辟了一條正確的道路。
He made a prescient bet on renewable energy, turning Iberdrola into one of the world's largest providers of onshore wind while at the same time underpinning returns with relatively safe, regulated electricity networks in America (Avangrid) and Britain (ScottishPower).
他對可再生能源有先見之明的確信，將伊維爾德羅拉公司成為世界上最大的陸上風力供應商，同時支撐其電力運行返回相對安全，控制著美國（avangrid子公司）和英國（ScottishPower子公司）的電力網絡。
Some European peers, such as Germany's E.ON and RWE, took the opposite approach, prioritising conventional fossil-fuel-fired power plants in less regulated markets.
但一些歐洲同行，如德國的E.ON和萊恩，采取了相反的做法，在不那么規范的市場里，他們優化傳統化石燃料發電廠處。
In the past five years, the Germans have been through near-death experiences, and have belatedly created stand-alone renewables and grid businesses.
所以在過去的五年中，德國的公司經歷了接近死亡的經驗，遲遲才創造了獨立的可再生能源和電網企業。
Iberdrola's share price has more than doubled.
而Iberdrola公司的股價卻早已翻了一倍多。
The renewables revolution has, in turn, caused the latest dilemma, because intermittent sun and wind require ways of storing electricity as a backup.
不過，因為間歇性的太陽和風能需要儲存電力作為備份，所以可再生能源革命也帶來了新的問題。
譯文來源考研英語時事閱讀
