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Germany is definitely a leading European player in solar, I wouldn't be at all surprised if that was true for wind too. A key factor here is the availability o
by evangineer 15y ago
Germany is definitely a leading European player in solar, I wouldn't be at all surprised if that was true for wind too.
A key factor here is the availability of feed-in tariffs via the Renewable Energy Sources Act which has been a big incentive for the development, manufacture and deployment of renewables.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed-in_tariff#Germany.27s_Renewable_Energy_Sources_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed-in_tariff#Germany.27s_Rene...
- mhd 15y agoWell, along with the stop to nuclear power, a further decrease of the subsidies for solar technology was decided. Granted, this is mostly about private households putting solar panels on their rooftops, which doesn't have a huge impact on the national energy supply anyway.