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Depends a lot on the area. Most of the solar installations are in the richer southern areas on private houses, whereas the large wind installation can be mostly
by hannob 7y ago
Depends a lot on the area. Most of the solar installations are in the richer southern areas on private houses, whereas the large wind installation can be mostly seen in eastern and northern germany.
- wirrbel 7y agoLots of conservative backlash against wind energy in the south. "Asparagus landscapes" was a slogan used to get votes of people who don't want wind turbines around. Also fear mongering for infrasound etc.
- raxxorrax 7y agoThat aside, the north is better suited for wind energy because topological reasons. The sea would be even better. Problem is the still lacking infrastructure to transport energy southward where heavy industry actually needs it.
- dmurray 7y agoThis might be true about sheer number of installations, but by wattage most of the power comes from massive solar fields, not rooftop PV. According to Wikipedia [0], the five biggest installations are all in the Brandenburg area (a poorer region in the northeast), though anecdotally I see medium size fields all the time along the railways in Bavaria. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Germany#Photovoltaic_power_stations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Germany#Photovo...