Even that will not be enough to end the shortages though, as the number of plants grows in tandem with the economy.
但即便产量有所上升，仍不足以结束目前的煤炭短缺情况，因电厂的数量也在随着经济的增长而逐渐增多。Mr. Pile declined to say how much it has sold since then.
派尔拒绝透露自那以来公司已售出了多少煤炭。The briquette of wood based bio-materials could replace coal with its advantages of high heat value, clean burning and easy to make.
林木生物质成型燃料具有热值较高、可替代煤炭、燃烧洁净、在技术上易于实现的特点。As the price tends to be fixed, cutting down the cost is the only way for coal enterprises to pursue the maximization of economic benefits.
在价格趋于一定的情况下，降低成本是煤炭企业追求经济效益最大化的唯一出路。Coal was one of the first minerals to be mined on a big scale, to provide fuel for heating homes.
煤炭是人们最早大规模开采的矿物质之一，其目的是为供暖提供原料。FOR power stations on the coast of China, it is often cheaper to import coal by sea from Indonesia than from mines in the interior.
对于中国沿海的发电站来说，从印度尼西亚由海路进口煤炭往往比从内地煤矿运购更划算。Power generation contributes more to global warming than any other industry, and coal is the dirtiest part of it.
电力行业对全球变暖的影响甚于其他任何行业，而且煤炭是能源业中最肮脏的一隅。How far reaching could this new technology be and how much oil, gas or coal could it replace?
这项新技术可以走多远？可以替代多大数量的石油、天然气或者煤炭？There does, however, seem to be a way of reconciling coal and climate.
无论如何，煤炭和气候之间好像真的有一条妥协道路可走。