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ミドル電源

English translation: medium-scale power generation

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Japanese term or phrase:ミドル電源
English translation:medium-scale power generation
Entered by: bistefano

23:43 Feb 26, 2014
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
Japanese term or phrase: ミドル電源
「天然ガスはミドル電源の中心的役割を担う。」

This is in the context of a list of power sources and the roles that they play in the supply and demand of energy. I believe it's being contrasted with base load power supplies.
JoBee
Japan
Local time: 00:12
medium-scale power generation
Explanation:
Full translation: Natural gas (NG) covers the main part of ....
Refs: just google for my term
Examples:
Renewable and Conventional Electricity Generation ... - Springerwww.springer.com/.../9781447155942-c2.pdf...‎Cached
... systems with capacity in the kW scale or even medium-scale systems (often called utility-scale) with capacity of a.

opportunities and challenges of using lng as fuel in small- to ...www.gastechnology.org/Training/.../10-3-Gauthier_van_Marcke...‎Cached
Similar generators have sought to use natural gas as an alternative source of fuel. ... in small and medium-scale power generation may significantly outweigh the
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bistefano
Local time: 17:12
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your suggestion! This really helped me along in the process.
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Summary of answers provided
4medium-scale power generation
bistefano
3middle-load power plant/station
cinefil


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
middle-load power plant/station


Explanation:
http://www.geocities.jp/ps_dictionary/m.htm
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/WORD/20121105/249461/
http://criepi.denken.or.jp/jp/kenkikaku/report/detail/T91070...
http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=発電所

cinefil
Japan
Local time: 00:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 31
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much for your suggestion! I'm not sure that it was specifically referring to plants/stations, but the phrase "middle-load" gave me a good idea of the direction to head in.

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
medium-scale power generation


Explanation:
Full translation: Natural gas (NG) covers the main part of ....
Refs: just google for my term
Examples:
Renewable and Conventional Electricity Generation ... - Springerwww.springer.com/.../9781447155942-c2.pdf...‎Cached
... systems with capacity in the kW scale or even medium-scale systems (often called utility-scale) with capacity of a.

opportunities and challenges of using lng as fuel in small- to ...www.gastechnology.org/Training/.../10-3-Gauthier_van_Marcke...‎Cached
Similar generators have sought to use natural gas as an alternative source of fuel. ... in small and medium-scale power generation may significantly outweigh the

bistefano
Local time: 17:12
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your suggestion! This really helped me along in the process.
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