http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/20/national/global-wind-power-capacity-tops-nuclear-energy-for-first-time/#.VuhpdeYSGFX
Global wind power capacity tops nuclear energy for first time
Kyodo
The capacity of wind power generation worldwide reached 432.42 gigawatts
(GW) at the end of 2015, up 17 percent from a year earlier and
surpassing nuclear energy for the first time, according to data released
by global industry bodies.
The generation capacity of wind farms newly built in 2015 was a record
63.01 GW, corresponding to about 60 nuclear reactors, according to the
Global Wind Energy Council based in Brussels. The global nuclear power
generation capacity was 382.55 GW as of Jan. 1, 2016, the London-based
World Nuclear Association said.
Both wind power and nuclear energy are being touted as alternatives to
fossil fuel power as they produce fewer greenhouse gases.
Wind energy has captured renewed attention as technological innovation
has considerably lowered its generation costs while nuclear power
continues to suffer a backlash following the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns.
Wind power is the leading energy source in the transition from fossil
fuels to renewables, the wind energy council said as it released the
data last week.
China led all other countries in wind energy generation capacity with
145.10 GW. Beijing is promoting wind power to shift from coal and other
fossil fuels to combat air pollution and global warming.
Coming in second behind China is the United States with 74.47 GW,
followed by Germany with 44.95 GW, then India with 25.09 GW and then
Spain with 23.03 GW. Japan produced 3.04 GW.
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