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"Following a rapid rise in household solar panel installations, Germany’s total
number of PV arrays has passed the five million “milestone,” according to
industry association BSW-Solar. The lobby group said that number was now
registered with the country’s grid agency BNetzA.
Solar systems already cover almost 15 percent of Germany’s electricity demand,
BSW-Solar said. More than one million new solar systems with a capacity of
around 17 gigawatts were installed last year alone.
This means that 104 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar power capacity are now in
operation – 38 per cent on the roofs of private houses; 29 percent on company
roofs; and 32 percent in open spaces. Just under one percent was installed on
balconies, according to the lobby group.
The lobby group’s head, Carsten Körnig, added that the growth in recent years
had not been sufficient “to achieve the climate targets in a sustainable way
and to satisfy the growing demand for electricity in close cooperation with
other renewable energies.” He added that the digitalisation of the energy
transition needed to be accelerated.
The total capacity of all PV systems installed in Germany surpassed 100 GW at
the start of the year. Germany has made solar PV a key technology in its
efforts to decarbonise the country’s energy supply. The country aims to more
than double solar capacity to 215 GW by 2030."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
