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    ลำดับตอนที่ #106 : Can you turn wind into money?

    • อัปเดตล่าสุด 28 เม.ย. 59


    http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20160425-harnessing-the-money-in-wind-power

    It’s a sight that tends to draw mixed responses. For some people, a rugged, windswept farmland scattered with scores of giant wind turbines is beautiful, futuristic spectacle. To others, the slow-moving behemoths taking over landscapes are an eyesore.

    But regardless of the aesthetics, these turbines — and the energy they generate — are being seen as an increasingly attractive way to make money.

    According to the UN, $286bn was invested into renewable energy last year. Of that, wind power made up $107bn, an increase of 9% from 2014. By 2022, the global wind power market could reach reach $308bn.

    But you don’t need to shell out billions on a wind farm to invest in wind technology. You can get involved in a number of ways,  from joining a crowdfunding co-operative to putting your money into renewable managed funds to investing directly in companies involved with wind power.

    There are some risks. The price of oil and politics, to name a few, can have an effect on returns, but experts are optimistic about the industry in general. 


    rugged (Adj.)

    (of ​land) ​wild and not ​even; not ​easy to ​travel over:

    strong and ​simple; not ​delicate:

    If a man's ​face is rugged, it is ​strongly and ​attractivelyformed:

     

     

     windswept (adj.)

    open to and not ​protected from ​strongwinds, or (of ​people) having ​hair that is ​untidy because it has been ​blown in different ​directions by the ​wind:

     

    Turbines (n.)

    a ​type of ​machine through which ​liquid or ​gas flows and ​turns a ​special wheel with ​blades in ​order to ​producepower:

     

    spectacle (n.)

    an ​unusual or ​unexpected event or ​situation that ​attracts attention, ​interest, or ​disapproval:

    a ​public event or show that is ​exciting to ​watch; an ​exciting appearance:

    glasses:

     

    Behemoths (n.)

     something that is ​extremely large and often ​extremelypowerful:

     

     Eyesore (n.)

    an ​unpleasant or ​ugly sight in a ​public place:

     

    aesthetics (n.)

    the ​formal study of ​art, ​especially in ​relation to the ​ideaof ​beauty

     

     shell out

    shell out (an amount of money)

    to spend a certain amount of money

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