The German solar PV association has this week called on the German Federal Government to abolish the country’s solar subsidy cap which is fast-approaching and expected to be hit sometime next year.
Originally published on Solar Love. The global solar industry has been seeing exponential growth in recent years, and that’s expected to continue. After hitting about 178 GW of solar PV power capacity by the end of 2014, global solar PV capacity is expected to hit 200 GW shortly. That’s according to … [continued]
Germany’s plans for its first national solar tender make no sense, according to the country’s national solar trade organization, BSW Solar. BSW Solar notes that the tender will lower market volumes for large solar farms right at the time that the power generated by them continues to fall in price. As per a … [continued]
It’s been just a year since Germany began offering a subsidy for residential lithium-ion battery systems. In that time, already more than 4,000 new solar+battery systems have been installed. The figures — which show the subsidy to be a success — were recently released by Germany’s Federal Solar Industry Association … [continued]
One of our international readers shared the news with me yesterday on our Facebook page that the average installation cost of solar PV in Germany has now officially dropped to 1.776 Euro/Wp. Here’s a chart from Germany’s solar industry association (BSW Solar): The BSW Solar survey which the data presented … [continued]
Oh, the solar power haters* are going to love this one—a recent study by Germany’s Institute for Future Energy Systems (IZES), conducted on behalf of of the German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar), has found that, on average, solar power has reduced the price of electricity 10% in Germany (on the EPEX exchange). It reduces prices up to 40% in the early afternoon, when electricity demand is peaking and electricity typically costs the most.
