摘要
A New Round of Industrial Revolution Promotes Energy Transformation Energy serves as a critical physical basis for sustaining human society and the development of civi lization."Energy transformation"refers to fundamental changes in the structure of the energy system.It is not only a process of the energy industry itself but also involves systematic problems concerning human living environments and society.Energy transformation is usually accompanied by an industrial revolution.After James Watt invented the steam engine in 1770,the first Industrial Revolution began.