German solar energy capacity expands slightly after downward trend
威力彩玩法 / pv magazine
Germany's solar energy capacity expanded slightly in June, ending a downward trend during the first half of 2019, (BNetzA). Installations with a capacity of 235 megawatt (MW) were added in June, after falling gradually from about 551 MW in January. In total, a capacity of two gigawatts was installed in the first half of the year. The slow-down in expansion leading up to June 鈥渃annot be satisfactory鈥�, head of solar industry association BSW Solar Carsten K枚rnig , as it missed what is required by climate policy by a large margin. At the same time, however, Germany's total solar capacity is about to exceed the official cap for guaranteed remuneration of 52 gigawatts (GW), as K枚rnig has previously warned. The country now has a total of about 48 GW installed solar capacity.
Germany is among the world鈥檚 top solar power producing countries. In June, solar became the country鈥檚 biggest source of power, covering 19 percent of demand. But critics say the country lacks a political strategy to ensure that solar power continues to expand smoothly.
