Our research project has limited practical
utility.
我们的研究项目实用价值很有限。
These kitchen tools have very little
utility.
这些厨房用具几乎没有什么用处。
The
utility of this software lies in its ability to simplify complex tasks.
这款软件的实用性在于它能简化复杂任务。
The company provides electricity, gas, and water utilities to the residents.
这家公司向居民提供电力、煤气和水等公用事业服务。
The economist studied the relationship between income and the demand for various utilities.
这位经济学家研究了收入与各种商品需求之间的关系。
In mathematics, a
utility function represents a consumer's preferences over a set of choices.
在数学中，效用函数表示消费者对一系列选择的偏好。
The new phone app offers a
utility for backing up data automatically.
新的手机应用程序提供了一个自动备份数据的实用工具。
The
utility bill was higher than expected due to increased energy consumption.
由于能源消耗增加，公用事业账单比预期的要高。
The camping gear includes a multi-
utility knife that can be very handy in the wilderness.
露营装备中包含了一把多功能刀，在野外非常实用。
The government plans to invest more in renewable energy utilities to combat climate change.
政府计划加大对可再生能源公用事业的投资以应对气候变化。
The psychological theory suggests that people seek to maximize their overall
utility or happiness.
心理学理论认为，人们寻求最大化他们的总体效用或幸福。
The
utility room in the house is where the washing machine, dryer, and cleaning supplies are kept.
家中的杂物间是放置洗衣机、烘干机和清洁用品的地方。
As part of its move on "immediate action upon receiving a task from a client", the Beijing-headquartered State Grid, a State-owned enterprise and the world's largest utility crucial to China's energy security and economic lifeline, is exploring a trans-regional method to handle power supply applications across provinces.
总部位于北京的国家电网是一家国有企业，也是世界上最大的公用事业公司，对中国的能源安全和经济命脉至关重要，作为其“接到客户任务后立即采取行动”举措的一部分，它正在探索一种跨地区的方法来处理跨省供电申请。
In the prefecture-level city of Taizhou in East China's Zhejiang province, the local branch of the State Grid — a State-owned enterprise in the country and the world's largest utility provider — said its tasks of safeguarding local energy security and economic lifeline have been well accomplished in 2023.
在中国东部浙江省的地级市台州，国家电网当地分公司——中国国有企业和世界上最大的公用事业提供商——表示，其维护当地能源安全和经济命脉的任务在2023年已顺利完成。
In fact, State Grid's power supply company in Lingcheng helped Derun Tong settle into Lingcheng by building new power lines and utility poles to ensure stable power supply, as well as providing technical training for its staff.
事实上，国家电网在陵城的供电公司通过修建新的电力线路和电线杆来帮助德润通落户陵城，以确保稳定的电力供应，并为其员工提供技术培训。
Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd hit back at the US utility firm Duke Energy's move to disconnect its batteries, saying that accusations about its batteries posing a potential security threat "are false and misleading".
中国电池制造商当代安培技术有限公司对美国公用事业公司杜克能源断开电池的举动进行了反击，称有关其电池构成潜在安全威胁的指控“是虚假和误导性的”。
State Grid, a State-owned enterprise and the world's largest utility crucial to China's energy security and economic lifeline, is charting innovative ways to ensure sufficient electricity amid a growing number of market players.
国家电网是一家国有企业，也是世界上最大的公用事业公司，对中国的能源安全和经济命脉至关重要。在越来越多的市场参与者中，国家电网正在制定创新的方法来确保充足的电力供应。
BYD is showcasing BYD SEAL, a pure electric sporty sedan, BYD ATTO 3, a compact electric crossover sport utility vehicle, and the electric hatchback BYD Dolphin, among others.
比亚迪展示了纯电动运动型轿车比亚迪SEAL、紧凑型电动跨界运动型多功能车比亚迪ATTO 3和电动掀背车比亚迪海豚等。
BYD ATTO 3, a compact electric crossover sport utility vehicle, and the electric hatchback BYD Dolphin, both of which have been launched in Japan, also drew considerable interest.
紧凑型电动跨界运动型多功能车比亚迪ATTO 3和电动掀背车比亚迪海豚也引起了相当大的兴趣，这两款车都已在日本上市。
Aviation Industry Corp of China, the nation's leading aircraft maker, has started the mass production of its AC352 medium-lift utility helicopter and plans to begin the delivery in 2024, according to a project manager.
一位项目经理表示，中国领先的飞机制造商中国航空工业集团公司已开始大规模生产其AC352中型升力多用途直升机，并计划于2024年开始交付。
One remarkable instance of the device's utility was observed when a Yemenis athlete successfully completed his athlete registration process using an iFlytek smart translator.
该设备实用性的一个显著例子是，一名也门运动员使用iFlytek智能翻译成功完成了运动员注册过程。
Chinese utility companies have advantages in power grid technology, such as ultra-high voltage (UHV) transmission technology.
中国公用事业公司在电网技术方面具有优势，如特高压输电技术。
On Jan 31, China's leading electric vehicle manufacturer BYD started selling its sports utility vehicle ATTO 3 in Japan, with its first dealership opened in Yokohama.
1月31日，中国领先的电动汽车制造商比亚迪开始在日本销售其运动型多功能车ATTO 3，并在横滨开设了第一家经销商。
According to Xin, as China's largest State-owned utility firm, the company currently sees new energy installations connected to the grid exceeding 670 million kW, with a utilization rate above 97 percent.
据辛介绍，作为中国最大的国有公用事业公司，该公司目前接入电网的新能源装置超过6.7亿千瓦，利用率超过97%。
The infrastructure and utility projects those companies built at one of the world's top sporting events have earned the gratitude of appreciative officials and fans and the notice of potential clients.
这些公司在世界顶级体育赛事之一上建造的基础设施和公用事业项目赢得了赞赏的官员和球迷的感谢，也赢得了潜在客户的注意。
Chris Rudd, deputy vice-chancellor and head of the Singapore campus of Australia's James Cook University, said: "It is widely accepted that decarbonizing utility supplies in the UK is more urgent than ever before and that intermittent green energy sources such as wind, tide and solar are the only realistic future.
澳大利亚詹姆斯·库克大学副校长兼新加坡校区负责人克里斯·拉德表示：“人们普遍认为，英国的公用事业供应脱碳比以往任何时候都更加紧迫，风能、潮汐能和太阳能等间歇性绿色能源是唯一现实的未来。
With a market presence in more than 150 countries and regions, the company's products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor and return water to the environment in public utility, industrial, residential and commercial building service settings, as well as water conservancy.
该公司的产品和服务在150多个国家和地区拥有市场份额，在公用事业、工业、住宅和商业建筑服务以及水利领域，将水输送、处理、分析、监测和回流到环境中。
According to market reports, the global utility and C&I (Commercial& Industrial) energy storage markets will attract more than $560 billion in investment by 2040.
根据市场报告，到2040年，全球公用事业和C&I（商业和工业）储能市场将吸引超过5600亿美元的投资。
The input is expected to drive more than 1 trillion yuan in investment from all sources and the company, the country's largest State-owned utility company, said it would start constructing ultra-high voltage power transmission projects as early as possible and begin construction on key power grid projects below 500 kilovolts.
这一投入预计将推动来自各个来源的超过1万亿元的投资。该公司是中国最大的国有公用事业公司，表示将尽早开始建设特高压输电项目，并开始建设500千伏以下的关键电网项目。
By the end of May, State Grid has completed the construction of 29 UHV projects, transmitting more than 2.5 trillion kilowatt-hours of power, and the world's largest utility company expects its trans-provincial and trans-regional power transmission capacity to rise from 240 million kilowatts at present to over 370 million kW by 2030.
截至5月底，国家电网已完成29个特高压项目建设，输送电力超过2.5万亿千瓦时，这家全球最大的公用事业公司预计其跨省跨区输电能力将从目前的2.4亿千瓦提高到2030年的3.7亿千瓦以上。
The company has been investing in the R&D of lighters in recent years, gaining 16 patents for design and utility models, said Liao Jun, deputy managing director of the company.
该公司副总经理廖军表示，该公司近年来一直在投资打火机的研发，获得了16项外观设计和实用新型专利。
As with Hanhao, Jieda has also been investing in R&D in recent years, gaining 12 patents for utility models and two for design.
与汉豪一样，捷达近年来也在研发方面进行投资，获得了12项实用新型专利和两项外观设计专利。
That will lead to it becoming a world-leading utility company and benchmark for digital transformation, the company said.
该公司表示，这将使其成为世界领先的公用事业公司和数字化转型的标杆。
According to the definition by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Scope 1 emissions refer to direct emissions from company-owned and controlled resources, while Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from the generation of purchased energy from a utility provider.
根据《温室气体议定书》的定义，范围1排放是指公司拥有和控制的资源的直接排放，而范围2排放是指从公用事业提供商处购买能源产生的间接排放。
XAG Co Ltd, China's largest agricultural drone maker, is accelerating efforts to develop drones and self-driving utility vehicles for use on farms, increase investment in research and development, and expand its footprint in global markets as part of its broader drive to build a smart farming ecosystem.
作为建立智能农业生态系统的更广泛努力的一部分，中国最大的农业无人机制造商XAG有限公司正在加快开发用于农场的无人机和无人驾驶多用途车，增加研发投资，并扩大其在全球市场的足迹。
The world's biggest pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant was put into operation on Thursday, said its operator State Grid Corp of China, the country's largest State-owned utility company.
中国最大的国有公用事业公司国家电网公司表示，世界上最大的抽水蓄能水电站已于周四投入运营。
According to the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, Chinese insurers had invested more than 1.06 trillion yuan in ESG projects by the end of August, with transportation, energy, water conservation and utility projects attracting the most.
根据中国银保监会的数据，截至8月底，中国保险公司在ESG项目上的投资超过1.06万亿元，其中交通、能源、水利和公用事业项目最具吸引力。
Beijing-based China Energy Investment Corporation and EDF, a French multinational utility, signed a joint venture agreement in March 2019 to carry out the fourth and fifth phases of the Dongtai project, and jointly operate and maintain the wind plant.
总部位于北京的中国能源投资公司和法国跨国公用事业公司法国电力公司于2019年3月签署了一项合资协议，将实施东台项目的第四和第五阶段，并共同运营和维护该风电场。
This would also help the medium and long-term development visions of many countries, such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines, or spur national strategies to put their economic growth on a firmer footing via transportation-related infrastructure projects, expos, utility and service facilities, as well as hospitals and educational institutions.
这也会有助于许多国家的中期和长期发展愿景，比如阿联酋、沙特阿拉伯和菲律宾，或刺激它们通过交通相关基础设施项目、博览会、公用事业和服务设施以及医院和教育机构来为经济增长打下更坚实的基础。
It said the company's big-ticket projects conducted in recent years include the construction of the China-Laos railway, the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railroad in Indonesia, and the Padma Bridge in Bangladesh, which not only played an exemplary role in those markets, but drew attention from other economies keen to stimulate their economies through infrastructure, developmental and utility projects.
报告提到，近年来，该公司承担了一系列重大项目，包括中老铁路、印尼雅万高铁和孟加拉国帕德玛大桥等，这些项目在相关市场发挥了示范作用，也吸引了其他希望通过基础设施、发展和公用事业项目提振经济的经济体的关注。
For instance, China International Marine Containers (Group) Co, a Shenzhen, Guangdong province-based transportation equipment manufacturer, has built many prefabricated module-themed building and public utility projects across the world to drive growth and diversify its product categories.
例如，总部位于广东省深圳市的中国国际海运集装箱(集团)股份有限公司是一家运输设备制造商，该公司在全球范围内建设了许多预制模块化建筑和公共设施项目，以此推动公司增长并多元化产品类别。
Electricite de France said China's energy transition has brought numerous opportunities for the Paris-based utility company in terms of both energy services and the development of renewable energy including wind, solar and nuclear power.
法国电力公司表示，中国的能源转型为这家总部位于巴黎的公用事业公司在能源服务和包括风能、太阳能和核电在内的可再生能源开发方面带来了众多机遇。
The country's two major power grids－State Grid Corp of China, the world's largest utility, and China Southern Power Grid, whose business covers China's Guangdong province, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Yunnan province, Guizhou province and Hainan province－each saw their total net profit exceed 15 billion yuan ($2.33 billion) during the first three months, up 153.05 percent year-on-year.
中国两大电网公司——全球最大的公用事业企业国家电网公司和南方电网公司(业务覆盖中国广东、广西壮族自治区、云南、贵州和海南五省区)——今年一季度净利润均超过150亿元人民币(合233亿美元)，同比增长153.05%。
Duan said CTCE has applied for 17 invention and utility model patents by centering on the WPZ-500 model and has been accepted by the China National Intellectual Property Administration for patent applications.
段表示，CTCE围绕WPZ-500型号提交了17项发明和实用新型专利申请，并已获得中国国家知识产权局的专利申请受理。
"On the cross-platform category level, it reached a top five power ranking in entertainment, social, lifestyle, health and fitness, finance, photography and utility group," said Wang Wei, president of AppsFlyer Greater China.
“在跨平台的应用类别排名中，它在娱乐、社交、生活、健康与健身、财务、摄影和工具等领域都进入了前五强，”AppsFlyer大中华区总经理王伟表示。
State Grid Corp of China, the world's largest utility, will build a diversified clean energy supply system in the next decade and increase the proportion of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to 20 percent and 25 percent by 2025 and 2030, respectively.
作为全球最大的公用事业公司，国家电网公司将在未来十年构建多元化的清洁能源供应体系，并力争在2025年和2030年将非化石能源在一次能源消费中的比重分别提高到20%和25%。
State Grid Corp of China, the world's largest utility, said it has ramped up investments in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region and adjacent areas like Qinghai and Sichuan provinces during the last five years to help more local residents out of poverty through its unified power grid.
世界最大公用事业公司——中国国家电网公司表示，过去五年，该公司已加大在西藏自治区以及相邻地区如青海省和四川省的投资力度，通过统一电网帮助更多当地居民摆脱贫困。
The utility firm said investments in the region rose by 24 percent on a yearly basis to 91.3 billion yuan ($14.12 billion) during the last five years.
这家公用事业公司表示，在过去五年中，它在该地区的投资增长了24%，达到913亿元人民币(141.2亿美元)。
The utility firm will increase the fixed investment on high voltage, charging pile and new digital infrastructure to 460 billion yuan ($68.4 billion) this year, which in turn would stimulate social investment of up to 900 billion yuan, said Mao Weiming, chairman of State Grid.
The utility firm said it would reduce electricity costs by as much as 92.6 billion yuan this year to reduce social energy costs.
At present, the construction of 20 utility tunnels and 54 municipal roads is underway, said Wang Dongsheng, vice-director of the Tongzhou District Cultural Tourism Zone Management Committee.
Sinopec's Hainan refinery is located in the Yangpu Economic Development Zone in the northwest of the province, operating 30 sets of oil refining and petrochemical production units as well as the corresponding oil storage, transportation facilities and utility systems.
China International Marine Containers (Group) Co, the State-owned transportation equipment manufacturer, aims to build more prefabricated module-themed building and public utility projects across the world to drive growth and diversify its product categories, its executives said.
For small-and medium-sized enterprises that have difficulty operating due to the epidemic, the utility firm will also postpone charges for a specific period to ensure power supply for their recovery, in accordance with government regulations.
Hoermann said China's ongoing smart city development and consumption upgrade have pushed many of its real estate developers, manufacturers, hotel and logistics business operators, public utility service providers and consumers to either change or upgrade their doors, like those used for fireproof facilities and residential purposes.
The mayor of the state capital of Lansing said autoworkers had been asking the city-owned utility for more time to pay their electric and water bills.
According to the reform plan, the city's SOEs are characterized into three categories, including 25 market competitive companies, six financial service providers and 13 public service and utility companies.
The company won 11 invention patents and seven utility model patents.
He expects China's commercial helicopter market to double in five years with major growth from emergency medical services, law enforcement, utility, tourism and corporate segments.
Cutting-edge technologies to open doors for French firm in Chinese marketTighter environmental regulations in China will provide substantial opportunities for French utility company Suez as it will increase the need for cutting-edge technologies, the firm said.
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris of California called Facebook "a utility that has gone unregulated" and highlighted the issue of privacy, about which "serious regulation" should be enacted.
Chery, the platform's first partner in Russia, has introduced four sport utility vehicles under this initiative since March 5, as well as related spare parts and decorations.
The company has become the world's largest utility company and the second largest in the Fortune Global 500.
Despite the double-digit growth rates, operators are still under pressure as rent, labor and utility costs grew 18 percent, 12 percent and 6.9 percent on a yearly basis, according to a report published by China Chain Store and Franchise Association and Boston Consulting Group.
Zhang from Lawson admits that excessive expansion amid soaring rent, labor and utility costs is an unwise step.
Operated by Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate company of China's Alibaba Group, Alipay users can hail a taxi, book a hotel, buy movie tickets, pay utility bills, make appointments with doctors, or purchase wealth management products directly from within the app.
As for the affordability of water, many utility companies or governments do not have adequate funding to invest in new water infrastructure, which is traditionally very expensive.
The tech that we have acquired in the past couple years is all intended to help utility agencies to spend less by making existing infrastructure smarter and more efficient.
We are definitely benefiting from this, as we can help utility companies to optimize their metering and leak detection capabilities.
I think letting utility companies have more freedom in defining what is good value instead of just going for the lowest bid will go a long way.
What I have been most impressed by in China is that every utility company or governing body I have met, unlike in other countries, is very eager to understand what the best technology is out there and how it works.
The report shows the US Patent & Trademark Office issued 308,853 utility grants in 2018, a decline of 3.5 percent year-on-year.
The decline in utility grants affected all other regions of the world, while China maintained growth last year, the report noted.
State Grid Corp of China, the world's largest electricity utility company, announced on Tuesday that it would engage social capital in the construction of and investment in ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission projects, among a number of other measures to accelerate mixed-ownership reform.
Defining its role as a "utility and infrastructure provider", the company enabled digital versions of existing physical stores and improve customer experience by upgrading technological capabilities via partnerships.
Claudio Facchin, president of ABB's power grids division, said as increasingly complex power grids pose higher requirement for digitalization and automation, digital technologies certainly can help better build smart grids and allow Chinese utility companies and power plants to become more intelligent, flexible and efficient for the future.
State-owned State Grid Corp of China, the largest utility company in the world, is looking to make further inroads in global markets after its success with energy and transmission projects in Brazil, Australia and the Philippines, a top official said on Friday.
"State Grid, which has accumulated overseas investment knowledge from its many projects in various continents, has several strengths which would support the utility in helping some nations in building their grid networks, including broad and deep experience in upgrading and expanding networks in China, the largest in the world," said Jacobelli.
In addition, you must prove your technical capacity and qualifications, among other requirements, to be considered by utility companies that are largely state-owned.
French utility Engie is looking to further expand in China's renewable energy sector, seeking to expand its footprint in the nation, said Isabelle Kocher, CEO of French energy company Engie Group.
Engie launched its first lab in China in April to focus on integrated infrastructure design and create an innovative approach in the optimization of utility design.
"The average US building has annual utility costs of about $3 a square foot," he said.
"Our utility costs average about 75 cents a square foot using existing technology.
At the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Arce said that changing from a pneumatic climate system to a digital system and implementing other energy-saving measures, the center has saved more than $8 million on utility costs the last 10 years.
General Motors, with its joint venture partners, plans to introduce 15 new and refreshed models in China this year, sharpening its focus on the strong SUV (sport utility vehicle), MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) and luxury vehicle segments.
These helicopters will be used to accelerate the company's presence in the utility and helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) missions throughout China, according to Airbus Helicopters China.
China's utility giant State Grid ranked 19th as the biggest new entrant of the year, with a brand value of $40.9 billion.
The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), one of the world's largest utility firms, is likely to acquire a share of the North-East German electricity grid, German media reported on Friday.
In Cairo, the capital of Egypt, BYD’s sedan accounts for 40 percent of the city’s taxi fleet and its sport utility vehicle S5 is scheduled for a local launch in March.
IPPAN said additional 5000MW projects are waiting to sign power purchase agreement with Nepal Electricity Authority, the only power utility body, to ensure sales of power generated by these projects.
CHICAGO — Tech giant Foxconn's display screen plant in Wisconsin would get a $140 million project to meet its huge electric demand, local transmission utility American Transmission Co (ATC) has said.
Foxconn's 22-million-square-foot LCD facility is projected to require 230 megawatts electricity initially, enough to power 170,000 households and up to six times more electricity than the next largest manufacturing facility in the state, according to a description of the project posted on the utility's website.
The utility says it will file an application with the PSC in February and ask for a decision by August.
Mobile payments now control most parts of my financial traffic from a simple online bakery order to paying utility bills.
"Our strategy is straight-forward: develop utility apps, which are hardly subject to cultural influences and enjoy universal, steady demand," Chen Bo, a software developer at Cheetah said.
China's largest coal mining company and a major power generator said on Monday their merger was completed, creating the world's largest utility provider by capacity as the country continues to reform its colossal State sector.
Zheng said Reignwood will increase the use of helicopters in the corporate, tourism and utility sectors in China.
To further drive profitable growth for customers and dealers, the company was expanding the offering of utility brand solutions over the last several years, said Frederic Istas, vice-president of its earthmoving division, at the news conference.
"We provide helicopters and solutions for a wide range of missions, such as emergency medical services (EMS), utility works, public services, as well as offshore oil and gas transportation," said Marie-Agnes Veve, general manager of Airbus Helicopters China.
China Pacific Insurance Co Ltd (CPIC), the country's third largest life insurer, will increase investment in alternative assets, including utility, energy and infrastructure projects, to better serve the national economy, senior executives of the insurer said on Wednesday.
[Yao Feng/for China Daily]State Grid Corp of China, the nation's electric power giant, has pledged to complete key internal corporate reforms by November, as part of its efforts to make the utility company more streamlined, efficient and market-focused.
"The purchase of songs derives more from loyalty than utility.
The world's largest utility company and the second largest in the Fortune Global 500 has invested more than $20.9 billion in Brazil so far, a figure which is expected to double in the next three years, he said.
Hinkley Point C's lead investor, the French utility company EDF, remains confident about the project's ability to deliver.
[Photo by Song Weixing / China Daily ]State Grid Corp of China, the country's biggest utility, plans to buy the remaining shares it does not own in Brazilian power group CPFL Energia SA, Sina Finance reported.
[Photo/Xinhua]Link up to create world's largest utility provider by capacityThe State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission has approved the merger between China's largest coal miner Shenhua Group and top five State power producer China Guodian Corp on Monday, an attempt believed to form the world's largest utility provider by capacity.
Hong Kong / London － China Resources Power Holdings Co and Aviva Plc are among companies considering bids for Norwegian utility Statkraft AS stakes in its offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, sources familiar with the matter said, amid a surge in interest for Europe's green energy assets.
Kalbar-1 power station, a cooperation project between Indonesia Power, a subsidiary of Indonesian power utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara and China's Suzhou-based private company Golden Concord Holdings Ltd, is expected to reach an installed capacity of 200 megawatts when put into operation in 2020, GCL said on Wednesday.
Guo said, "We also provide free services for our partner, such as power utility inspection.
KOZANI, Greece — Greece's Power Public Corporation (PPC), the largest power utility in the country, is undergoing great changes as part of efforts to overcome the 7-year Greek debt crisis and plans the future seeking credible partners, PPC Chairman and CEO Manolis Panagiotakis told Xinhua in a recent interview.
CGN signed an agreement on the Hinkley Point C power plant with French utility EDF and the British government last September, which has been hailed as a gateway to promote Chinese nuclear technology.
It will include financial services and utility bills in its mobile payment tool in the future.