Germany's big solar energy bet.

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May 31, 2007

Germany's big solar energy bet.

Germany may be cloudy but that hasn't stopped it becoming a solar energy powerhouse.
Germany hosts some of the world's biggest solar energy plants, including the largest tracking photovoltaic solar power station in the world with an output of 12 MW at Solarpark Gut Erlasee in Bavaria.

Click here for an article in the Washington Post.

The International Energy Agency provides updated country-by-country information on use of solar energy. Here's a link to the IEA stats on Germany.

- David Adams

Posted by Times Editor at 09:48:21 AM on May 31, 2007
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