GERMANY SHOWS SUBSIDIES WORK IN PROMOTING SOLAR POWER
January 1st, 2012
BY ALAN OSBORN
FOLLOWING a remarkable expansion of solar energy output in Germany in 2011 the mood of this renewable energy industry in that country is firmly upbeat - in sharp contrast to that in the UK. In spite of a 13% cut in solar subsidies last year (to be followed by a further 24% reduction in 2012) German solar energy output rose 60% to more than 18 billion kilowatt hours. Solar power currently contributes some 3% of Germany's electricity supply, but this will rise to 10% by 2020 according to the German Solar Industry Association BSW-Solar. And some ...
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