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China: Wind Surpasses Nuclear: Proof Positive Renewables Can Power the Planet
2013-02-25 21:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Wind has overtaken nuclear as an electricity source in China. In 2012, wind farms generated two percent more electricity than nuclear power plants did, a gap that will likely widen dramatically over the next few years as wind surges ahead. Since 2007, nuclear power generation has risen by 10 percent annually, compared with winds explosive growth of 80 percent per year. Before the March 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan, China had 10,200 megawatts of installed nuclear capacity. With 28,000 megawatts...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical