Many countries such as Brazil, Germany, etc. have combined renewable energy auctions of both wind and solar energy to get the cheapest prices for green power generation instead of going for separate auctions for solar and wind energy. This gives them greater optionality and variety in terms of load generation and prices. However, solar energy’s sharp technological improvement […]

Rooftop Solar Market Germany We, at Greenworldinvestor, have been the constant proponents of solar energy and are of the opinion that solar technology is set to become one of the mainstay sources of power in the coming decade, as prices of lithium-ion batteries decline. One of the biggest examples of this fact is Germany. The country […]

Solar Energy Germany Germany sets an example for the world at large reporting almost 35% of power coming from renewable energy sources in the first six months of 2017. The country generated green energy from solar, wind, hydro and biomass sources. The percentage rose to 35% from 29% in 2016. Renewable energy generation (@~5-6 cents […]

Germany to move to Reverse Auction Germany has been the most successful country in installing solar power with more than 35 GW of cumulative solar power installed. The success came due to the country’s enlightened EEG law, which decreased solar FITs every year without putting hard caps on solar installations. This led to a continuous […]

German Solar self consumption faces problems Germany is facing hurdles in its solar energy industry, as the government plans to impose a green energy levy common to all retail consumers of electricity on self-consumption on PV generated electricity. Germany has been a pioneer in solar energy having single-handedly sparked a revolution in solar energy through […]

Germany has managed to substantially slow down the additions of solar energy systems to its grid. The country installed only 3.3 GW of new solar energy capacity in 2013, which is down sharply from the average of 7.5 GW it installed over the previous 3 years. The main reasons for the decline was the sharp […]