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.
Engineering students at the University
of the Incarnate Word under the leadership Dr. Javier Arjona-Baez are
developing windmills.
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