Kyodo. (2016). Global wind power capacity tops nuclear energy for first time. Retrieved from http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/20/national/global-wind-power-capacity-tops-nuclear-energy-for-first-time/#.V82kso-cHIU on September 4, 2016.
At the end of 2015 and beginning of 2016, the power capacity of wind energy has surpassed that of nuclear energy. While use of wind power is continuing to rise, nuclear has plateaued, and slowly spiraling downward. China creates the most energy from wind, followed by the U.S. and then Germany. While both wind and nuclear energy create less greenhouse gas than fossil fuels, wind energy is still cleaner, and also safer.
This relates to environmental science because it demonstrates the change from fossil fuels over to cleaner sources, and also renewable resources. I think that the world will continue to shift from nuclear over to wind and also solar, and that this will help protect the environment and atmosphere.
I can see that the world would turn to wind and solar, but do you think it could be possible that nuclear might make a come back as an energy idea?
It’s great that wind energy is becoming more and more popular as a renewable energy source, but do you think that we will ever really replace our use of nuclear energy with wind energy in the future?
After the Fukushima disaster, I know there was a lot of public outcry against nuclear energy. Did wind energy overtake nuclear energy because of a decrease in use of nuclear energy?
Is there a point where nuclear energy would be more efficient or can you just always put up more wind turbines?
It’s interesting to see the different forms of energy we can harness. Do you think Nuclear energy is worth the danger?
Very cool how wind energy is getting better and better for the people energy instead of using electric power