原文载于FORTUNE杂志：http://fortune.com/2019/02/27/deepmind-wind-power-predictions/
Google’s DeepMind AI Can Predict Wind Farm Energy Output 36 Hours in Advance
By RENAE REINTS February 27, 2019
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| Google’s DeepMind AI program can predict wind power output 36 hours before the turbines start spinning, allowing one to make delivery commitments to the power grid up to a day in advance. | 谷歌的DeepMind AI程序可以在涡轮机开始旋转36小时之前预测风力输出，从而允许人们在一天之前对电网做出交付承诺。 |
| The news comes a year after Google and DeepMind applied machine learning algorithms to Google’s fleet of wind farms in central United States. With 700 megawatts of wind power capacity, these wind farms can generate as much power needed by a medium-sized city. | 一年前，谷歌和DeepMind将机器学习算法应用于谷歌在美国中部的风电场。这些风场具有700兆瓦的风电容量，可以产生中等规模城市所需的电力。 |
| By studying the wind farms, weather forecasts, and historical turbine data, DeepMind was configured to be able to predict the wind power output ahead of actual generation. This brings greater value to wind farms’ capabilities, as power delivery to the grid can be scheduled in advance. | 通过研究风电场、天气预报和历史涡轮机数据，DeepMind被配置为能够在实际发电之前预测风力发电量。这给风力发电场的能力带来了更大的价值，因为向电网输送电力可以提前安排。 |
| “We can’t eliminate the variability of the wind, but our early results suggest that we can use machine learning to make wind power sufficiently more predictable and valuable,” said DeepMind in a statement. | DeepMind在一份声明中说:“我们无法消除风力的可变性，但我们的早期结果表明，我们可以利用机器学习技术，让风力发电变得更可预测、更有价值。” |
| According to the company, DeepMind’s predictions have boosted the value of Google’s wind energy by roughly 20%. | 据该公司称，DeepMind的预测使谷歌的风能价值提高了约20%。 |
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(VERB) 预言；预测；预告 If you predict an event, you say that it will happen.prediction
(N-VAR) 预言；预告；预测 If you make a prediction about something, you say what you think will happen.turbine
(N-COUNT) 涡轮机;透平机 A turbine is a machine or engine which uses a stream of air, gas, water, or steam to turn a wheel and produce power.spin
(V-ERG) (使)旋转 If something spins or if you spin it, it turns quickly around a central point.delivery
①(N-VAR) (信件、包裹等的)递送，投递，运送 Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them；
②(ADJ) 递送的;投递的;运送的 A delivery person or service delivers things to a place.commitment
①(N-UNCOUNT) 信奉;忠诚 Commitment is a strong belief in an idea or system；
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①(VERB) 申请;请求 If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
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③ (VERB) 适用;适合 If something such as a rule or a remark applies to a person or in a situation, it is relevant to the person or the situation.④ (VERB) 应用;运用 If you apply something such as a rule, system, or skill, you use it in a situation or activity.algorithm
(N-COUNT) （尤指电脑程序中的）算法，运算法则 An algorithm is a series of mathematical steps, especially in a computer program, which will give you the answer to a particular kind of problem or question.fleet
① (N-COUNT) 船队;舰队 A fleet is a group of ships organized to do something together, for example to fight battles or to catch fish.
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(N-COUNT) 兆瓦;百万瓦特 A megawatt is a unit of power. One megawatt is a million watts.capacity
①(N-VAR) 能力;才能 Your capacity for something is your ability to do it, or the amount of it that you are able to do.
② (N-COUNT) （设备的）容量，功率，马力 The capacity of a piece of equipment is its size or power, often measured in particular units.forecast
① (N-COUNT) 预报;预测 A forecast is a statement of what is expected to happen in the future, especially in relation to a particular event or situation.
② (VERB) 预测;预言 If you forecast future events, you say what you think is going to happen in the future.configure
(VERB) 配置(计算机设备) If you configure a piece of computer equipment, you set it up so that it is ready for use.capability
(N-VAR) 能力;素质 If you have the capability or the capabilities to do something, you have the ability or the qualities that are necessary to do it.eliminate
① (VERB) 消除，剔除，根除(尤指不需要之物) To eliminate something, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely.
② (V-PASSIVE) （在竞赛中）淘汰 When a person or team is eliminated from a competition, they are defeated and so take no further part in the competition.variability
① (ADJ-GRADED) 多变的;易变的;反复无常的 Something that is variable changes quite often, and there usually seems to be no fixed pattern to these changes.
② (N-COUNT) （质量、数量、规模等）可变因素 A variable is a factor that can change in quality, quantity, or size, which you have to take into account in a situation.
③ (N-COUNT) 变量;变项;变元 A variable is a quantity that can have any one of a set of values.statement
① (N-COUNT) (正式或明确的口头或书面)陈述，声明 A statement is something that you say or write which gives information in a formal or definite way.
② (N-COUNT) (为某一场合特别发表的)官方声明，正式声明 A statement is an official or formal announcement that is issued on a particular occasion.
③ (N-COUNT) (嫌疑人或证人向警方提供的)陈述，证词 You can refer to the official account of events which a suspect or a witness gives to the police as a statement .
④ (N-COUNT) (意见或观点的)表现，表达 If you describe an action or thing as a statement, you mean that it clearly expresses a particular opinion or idea that you have.boost
① (VERB) 使增长；推动；改进；使兴旺 If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
② (VERB) 增强，提高（信心或士气） If something boosts your confidence or morale, it improves it.roughly
① (ADJ-GRADED) (表面)粗糙不平的，不光滑的 If a surface is rough, it is uneven and not smooth.
② (ADJ-GRADED) (人或行为)粗暴的，粗野的，粗鲁的 You say that people or their actions are rough when they use too much force and not enough care or gentleness.
③ (ADJ-GRADED) (地区、城市、学校等)危险的，充斥暴力的，犯罪率高的 A rough area, city, school, or other place is unpleasant and dangerous
④ (ADJ-GRADED) (日子)艰难的，困难的，不愉快的 If you say that someone has had a rough time, you mean that they have had some difficult or unpleasant experiences.
⑤ (ADJ-GRADED) 身体不适的;不舒服的 If you feel rough, you feel ill.
⑥ (ADJ-GRADED) (计算、猜测)大概的，粗略的，不精确的 A rough calculation or guess is approximately correct, but not exact.
⑦ (ADJ-GRADED) (想法、描述)粗略的，简略的，大致的;(图画)简笔的 If you give someone a rough idea, description, or drawing of something, you indicate only the most important features, without much detail.