Do you know that German Solar power plants had created
a world record by producing 22 gigawatts of electricity capable of 20-nuclear
power stations at full capacity through the midday hours on May, 25th – 26th
2012, the head of a renewable energy think-tank said.
After learning from 2011, Fukushima nuclear disaster,
the German Government had shut down eight plants instantaneously as well
planned to abandon remaining nine by 2022.
Solar power in Germany has gone through turbulent
times since it got off to a flying start in the wake of Germany's Renewable
Energy Act in the year 2000. German companies quickly ascended to global
leadership in solar power technology before a collapse after 2012 forced many
of them to drop out of business. At that time, the government decided to
replace nuclear energy sources by renewable energy sources such as solar, wind
and bio-mass, Norbert Allnoch, director of the Institute of the Renew-able
Energy Industry in Muenster said. The total 22 gigawatts of electricity
produced by solar power is equivalent to approximately 50 per cent of the
country’s midday electricity needs.
Allnoch said: “Never before anywhere has a country
produced as much photovoltaic electricity.” Adding to the statement explained:
“Germany came close to the 20 gigawatts mark a few times in recent weeks. But
this was the first time we made it over.”
Although being a sun-drenched country, Germany has one
of the highest solar power outputs in the world and still boasts cutting-edge
research and many new industry actors. They expect a second wave in solar power
expansion that could soon pave the way for the technology's full systemic integration.
Germany, one of the world’s leading industrial nations has a record-breaking
amount of solar power production, which shows the county’s ability to meet
electricity needs on a workday, Friday, and nearly half on Saturday when
factories and offices are close. Because of government –mandated support, the
country has become a world leader in renewable energy. Its 20% of the overall
annual electricity is produced by environment-friendly sources.
Some Key Facts:
- Germany, despite being among the countries with the least sunshine hours in the world, is one of the largest solar power producers across the globe. With an installed capacity of over 43 gigawatt (GW) in 2017, the country ranked 4th in the world after leading the charge for several years, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
- In the first half of 2018, they produced over 7 percent of the country’s net power consumption, out of a total renewables share of 39 percent, according to energy industry lobby group BDEW.
- With a total output of 6.7 terawatt hours (TWh) in July 2018, solar power set a new monthly output record in the country and contributed about 15 percent to the German power mix.
Being one of the world’s leading creators of solar
power capacity, the country aims to eliminate up to 40 per cent of greenhouse
gas emission by 2020. If Germany is to reach its overall goal of a 65 percent
renewable energy share in power consumption by 2030 –nearly twice as much in
2017 – the installed solar power capacity has to grow to at least 98 GW, or 5
GW per year, energy policy think tank Agora Energiewende estimates.
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