Break time﹕Renewable energy
【明報專訊】ACROSS
1. Geothermal power (地熱能) makes use of the _ _ _ _ (熱力) stored in the Earth.
2. Crops such as corns, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (甘蔗) and sorghums (高粱) are fermented to produce gas or liquid fuels.
4. China is the largest cumulative solar energy generator in 2015, followed by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (德國) and Japan.
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1. Acording to a study by the University of Hong Kong, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (水力發電) was found to affect the environment more adversely than wind and solar power because it has degraded some of the most biologically rich habitats on the Earth.
3. The only commercial windmill in Hong Kong is located on _ _ _ _ _ Island.
■Glossary
ferment (v) 發酵
cumulative (adj) 累積的
adversely (adv) 不利地
degrade (v) 使惡化
[Smarties' Power English 第198期]