Monday 28 May 2012

Germany sets new record in solar-powered electricity


Germany has now set a new record in the production of solar-powered electricity. Going nuclear-free becomes a viable option.
Germany is a world-leader in solar power and is planning to be nuclear-free by 2022. On Friday, the country's solar power plants had produced a record 22 gigawatts of energy, which is equivalent to the output of 20 nuclear plants.
Norbert Allnoch, director of the Institute of Renewable Energy Industry (IWR) in Muenster, northeast Germany, told Reuters that the solar power delivered to the national grid on Saturday met 50% of the nation's energy quota.... read full article.

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