Owing to uncertainty over wind-energy policies in the United States and China, the number of new wind-power installations will drop by 25% worldwide this year. For the first time, solar energy will overtake wind energy in new installations (see chart). The forecast comes from analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, who add that the number of solar installations is increasing in Japan and China because of financial incentives, but dwindling in western Europe, where subsidies are being cut.
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机译：由于美国和中国对风能政策的不确定性，今年全球范围内新的风力发电装置数量将下降25％。太阳能将首次在新装置中取代风能（见图表）。该预测来自彭博新能源财经（Bloomberg New Energy Finance）的分析师，他补充说，由于经济刺激，日本和中国的太阳能装置数量正在增加，但在西欧减少补贴的国家，太阳能装置的数量正在减少。
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