The German network operator reported around 339 MW of new solar in December.
Tag: Germany
Schletter Group ceases production in Germany
In the future, the solar mountings manufacturer itself will only manufacture in China.
Germany added 2.9 GW of solar in nine months
In September, PV systems with a total generation capacity of 287 MW were registered in the country.
German PV tender brings average solar price of €0.049/kWh
The average price in the October round of Germany’s solar capacity procurement program fell back below the five-cent mark, helped by expansion of the quota for solar on Bavarian agricultural land.
German government wants 98 GW of solar by 2030
The new, more ambitious target is part of a climate protection program Berlin is now defining. The solar sector believes, however, 98 GW will not be enough to ensure the country’s energy transition The draft version of the climate policy package unveiled by German chancellor Angela Merkel at the recent UN Climate Action Summit in […]
Germany added 2.72 GW of PV in eight months
In August alone, around 327 MW of new solar generation capacity was registered in the country. This month the FIT for solar systems up to 750 kW in size will fall another 1.4%.
Germany will need 160 GW of solar by 2030 to prevent power shortages
EuPD Research has calculated what needs to be done to replace the nuclear and coal generation to be phased out in Germany. Accelerated expansion of PV appears the best short-term option. However, storage capacity will need to increase 30-fold by 2040 so solar can become the main pillar of the country’s energy system. With Germany […]
Germany deployed 1 GW of solar in first two months of 2019
Approximately 420 MW of solar power was newly installed in February, 2019
Germany considers closing coal-fired power plants by 2038
German states with coal mining regions would receive a total of €40 billion from the federal government over 20 years for structural change under the terms of the Coal Commission’s proposal
Germany Greenlights 8GW of Additional Onshore Wind and Solar Capacity
Germany’s governing coalition recently agreed on supplemental tenders to add 4 gigawatts of onshore wind and 4 gigawatts of solar through 2021.
Germany’s coal conundrum: Moving toward renewable energy before the infrastructure is ready
According to Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany will not meet its pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent (compared to 1990 levels) by 2030, and instead will only achieve a maximum cut of 45 percent.