China’s solar energy capacity is growing so rapidly it will rival the output of the massive Three Gorges Dam hydro electricity project within five years, according to University of New South Wales trained solar billionaire, Dr Shi Zhenrong.

依照施正荣博士，这位在澳大利亚新南威尔士大学深造出来的亿万富翁分析，中国的太阳能产量正在飞速的发展，其在5年内很快就可以和雄厚的三峡大坝水力发电工程的产量相匹敌。

Speaking during a visit to UNSW, Dr Shi said rising oil prices, China’s pollution problems and the rapid depletion of conventional energy sources meant “there was no turning back from solar power”.

这是施正荣博士在访问新南威尔士大学期间发表的演讲，由于石油价格上涨，中国的污染问题以及常规能源的高损耗，意味着“太阳能之路无回头路可走。”

Dr Shi was visiting the UNSW School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering – which holds the world record in solar power efficiency -- with the Secretary of the Wuxi Municipal CPC Committee, Yang Weize. Dr Shi’s Suntech Power Holdings, which has commercialized UNSW technology to make him China’s second richest man, is based in Wuxi city.

施博士携同无锡市人民政府书记杨卫泽访问了新南威尔士大学的光电及再生能源工程学院，该学院至今保持着太阳能功率的世界记录。 施博士的中国尚德太阳能电力集团，这个成功地将新南威尔士大学的科技成功的运用到商业中并使施博士成为了中国第二富人的电力集团，就位于中国无锡。

The Australian Government and Suntech will sponsor scores of Chinese engineering students to study in undergraduate, Masters and PhD programs at the UNSW School of Photovoltaics, starting next year. Dr Shi is one of the School’s best known graduates and was involved in the development at UNSW of the revolutionary thin silicon film which is used in the latest solar cells.  Dr Shi holds 11 patents for photovoltaic technologies.

澳大利亚政府和中国尚德将会从明年开始资助中国的工程学学生在新南威尔士大学的光电学院进行本科、硕士和博士课程的学习。施博士是该校最优秀的知名毕业生之一，曾潜心于新南威尔士大学目前正广泛应用于太阳能电池的晶体硅薄膜的发展项目。施博士目前拥有11项光电技术的专利。

“It is our duty to train young engineers and scientists to ensure the continued success of the solar sector,” said Dr Shi, who now devotes about 25 per cent of his time to lobbying governments to switch to renewable, clean energy.

“培育年轻的工程师和科学家以确保在太阳能领域的持续成功是我们的责任，” 施博士如此说到，他牺牲了个人25%的时间来游说政府去转换可再生的清洁能源。

Dr Shi, who is listed as China’s second richest citizen by Forbes magazine, says his decision to come to UNSW to complete a PhD in electrical engineering in 1992 was a “very important” factor in his business success.

施博士，这位在福布斯杂志富人排行榜上位居中国第二首富的企业家，表示在1992年他毅然来到新南威尔士大学完成他在电子工程学领域的博士学位的决定，在他经商生涯中是至关重要的成功因素。

“When I came to Australia I renewed my career. At that time, not many people saw that solar could be a big industry,” he said.

“当我来到澳大利亚，我重新定位了我的职业生涯，在那个时候，并没有很多人注意到太阳能日后会发展成为一个大型产业，”施博士说到。

“I didn’t know whether it was going to be success or not, but as a person I like a challenge,” he said of his decision to establish Suntech Power Holdings in Wuxi in 2001.

“我当时并不知道这是否会成功，但我是一个喜欢挑战的人，” 在谈到2001年他做出建立中国尚德太阳能电力集团的决定时如此说到。

Globally the solar power sector is growing at about 40 per cent a year, and Dr Shi said he is confident the relatively high price of solar power will continue to fall and should be comparable to dirty coal fired power within five years.  He said his continued collaboration with UNSW was also very important for the future.

全球的太阳能领域每年都增长大约40%，施博士表示他对太阳能高价会持续下调充满信心，并且在5年内，将可以和肮脏的煤炭能源相比较。同时他还表示，他和新南威尔士大学之间持续良好的合作对于未来的发展至关重要。

“Photovoltaics are still relatively expensive so it is important to keep on improving the efficiency of solar cells. UNSW is very good at developing technology and Suntech is very good at commercializing it,” he said.

“光电能源至今仍然非常昂贵，因此持续地致力于太阳能电池的能率研究开发依然任重道远。新南威尔士大学在科技研究发展方面很具有优势，而中国尚德也很擅于将此商业化，”施博士说。

Mr Yang said his administration would expand the solar power industry in Wuxi. He said he wanted to visit UNSW to thank the university for fostering Dr Shi’s success.

杨卫泽书记说他们的行政部门将会在无锡壮大发展太阳能产业。他要向新南威尔士大学致谢，感谢他们培育了施正荣博士，并帮助他取得了成功。

“I think solar power will play a leading role in our industrial restructuring. My visit to UNSW is to get a better knowledge so we can have a full range of co-operation. I would like to see people from Wuxi coming to UNSW to study and even work, he said.

他说，“我想太阳能将会在我们的产业调整整改中扮演一个领导者角色。我的这次新南威尔士大学之行，就是要获取更多更好的信息和知识，由此我们将可以有一个更全面积极的合作。我很希望看到中国无锡的学生来到新南威尔士大学学习甚至在这里工作。”