Germany has often been touted as a world-leader in solar development and industry, and the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) are solidifying that opinion by inviting to German solar-representatives to speak at its National Solar Conference, SOLAR 2013. 
Held in Baltimore over April 16 to 20, the ASES conference intends to explore German policies and financial incentives behind the rapid growth in the country’s renewable energy installations.
They will be welcoming Jochen Flasbarth, President of the German Federal Environment Agency, and David Wedepohl, Markets & Communications Director of German Solar Industry Association to speak at the conference.
One need not search far on CleanTechnica to find evidence of Germany’s prowess in the renewables industry. But there are a few standouts from the past few weeks;
- In January, the German Environment Ministry announced that the country had installed a record amount of new solar power in 2012, totalling 7.6 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity
- The German Wind Energy Association (BWE) and VDMA Power Systems (VDMA PS) announced in a report that Germany had installed a total of 2,439 megawatts (MW) and 1008 wind turbines in 2012
Finally, CleanTechnica’s Editor in Chief, Zachary Shahan, wrote up an important collection of “10 Huge Lessons We’ve Learned From Solar Power Success In Germany” that is an absolute must read.
The fact of the matter is, Germany has had insane success in the solar industry arena. And there’s a lot that we can learn from the country (many other countries have already done so).
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