什么将影响我们未来的生活?什么将影响国家的竞争力?毫无疑问,能源将是影响我们未来生活以至于国家竞争力的重要因素之一。当人类进入一个新的千年的时候,全球的能源供给正在日趋匮乏,人类必须用更富想象力的方法来探索新的能源并生产大量的能源以保证世界的持续繁荣。新能源技术的驾驭将与信息技术和生物技术一样,对21世纪经济、国防、社会产生重大影响,并可能引导下一场工业革命。这将是一场世界性的角逐,也是一次难得的发展机遇。2002年6月8 What will affect our future life? What will affect the competitiveness of our country? There is no doubt that energy will be one of the important factors that affect our future life and our country’s competitiveness. As mankind enters a new millennium, the world’s energy supply is becoming scarce, and mankind must use imaginative methods to explore new sources of energy and produce vast amounts of energy to ensure the world’s continued prosperity. The control of new energy technologies will, like information technology and biotechnology, have a significant impact on the economy, national defense and society in the 21st century and may lead the next industrial revolution. This will be a worldwide competition and a rare opportunity for development. June 2002 8