12 years have passed since the German parliament adopted the "Renewable Energy Sources Act" on the 29th March of 2000 . This law was primarily developed by Hermann Scheer who developed the underlying concepts during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Up until his death in 2010, Dr. Scheer was one of the most significant and uncompromising proponents of renewable energy sources in Germany and around the world. The law that gave priority to renewable energy sources, guaranteed access to the grid for renewables and included a comprehensive feed-in-tarrif system became known as "Scheers-Law" around the world. Today it has been introduced to some extent by over 60 countries and states around the globe. Since this historic push for a 100% renewable energy supply began, there have been countless developements & success stories in the field of clean energy & energy efficency around the world. But the most important success of "Scheers-Law" is without doubt the commercialization of photovoltaic technology. In the middle of the last decade many companies around the world started to massivly expand their production capacity for silicon & other materials required to make PV-solar systems. This solar gold rush that lead to investments around the globe was mainly driven by demand in Germany up untill recently. The first effects of this developement? Since 2009 the prices for PV-solar systems have fallen by up to 70% and continue to decline. Today industry experts claim that photovoltaic <b>...</b>
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Germany Cuts Solar Aid to Curb Prices, Panel Installations BusinessWeek By Tony Czuczka on March 29, 2012 Germany's parliament approved record cuts in aid for solar power, aiming to reduce the annual pace of installations by half in the world's biggest market for the industry. Subsidies will be cut by as much as 29 percent ... and more » |
 Hydrogen Fuel News | Solar Energy in Germany (VIDEO) CleanTechnica For example, even during the dark & windy winter month of January, PV solar produced up to 7 GW or 10% of peak-load demand in Germany. When a deadly cold wave brought the fossil- and nuclear-dominated energy system of France close to collapse, ... German solar energy sees huge gains throughout 2011, according to reportHydrogen Fuel News Renewable Energy in Germany Facing Cuts?U.S. Politics Today Economics and politics of renewable energyMuncie Free Press Minnesota Public Radio -Green Chip Stocks all 73 news articles » |
Coller Capital Targets $40 Million of Wind, Solar Power Deals BusinessWeek By Louise Downing on March 29, 2012 The former private equity unit of Credit Agricole SA (ACA) said it's considering as much as 30 million euros ($40 million) of Italian wind and French solar and hydropower deals. Capenergie 2, a renewable energy fund, ... and more » |
 ABC News (blog) | 'Absolute Black' Solar Panels Absorb Almost All Sunlight ABC News (blog) Solar panels are an environmentalist's dream — limitless electricity from the sun with no air pollution or carbon dioxide emissions — but they've had a hard time competing with coal, natural gas, oil and other sources of energy. Can that change? and more » |
 Financial Times | German coalition strikes compromise on solar cuts-sources Reuters (Updates with details, background information) By Markus Wacket BERLIN, March 26 (Reuters) - Leaders of the lower house of parliament in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition have reached a compromise agreement on cuts in solar power ... Cuts redraw Germany's solar power landscapeFinancial Times German Ruling Coalition Agrees Solar Subsidy Cuts -SourceWall Street Journal Germany - 7.5 GW of New Solar Power in 2011 (Confirmed)IBTimes.co.uk Renewable Energy Magazine (press release) all 13 news articles » |
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@cryslewis "This guy. #dallas http://t.co/SfzqyLhE " - John Ross Ewing II - testimonial for solar energy in Germany. Who would have thought?
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