5.3 GW of new solar installed in Germany

 From reNEWS.

A total output of 5300MW of solar power systems were installed in Germany last year, according to the preliminary results of the German Solar Industry Association (BSW).

New figures show that approximately 240,000 new modules were connected to the grid in 2021, constituting a 10% increase in sales compared to the previous year.

BSW said that around 10% of domestic electricity consumption in Germany is now covered by solar PV systems.

According to the climate protection projects of the Ampel coalition, the newly installed photovoltaic capacity is to be tripled in the near future, the renewable energy body added.

The latest BSW industry barometer, a representative survey of over 200 solar entrepreneurs, shows that the government's plans are giving the solar industry a positive outlook into the new year.

However, while the demand for solar power systems in the home sector and for solar parks built at ground level rose sharply in the past year, the newly installed solar capacity on commercial roofs fell significantly in some cases.

BSW said that the monthly lowering of market premiums and an abundance of disproportionate bureaucratic requirements are increasingly dampening the willingness to invest.

The renewable energy body added that fast and courageous political action is now essential and has appealed to the new federal government to implement its immediate climate protection program before Easter.

BSW managing director Carsten Körnig said: “This goal can be achieved if the solar turbo is ignited now and barriers to the energy transition are torn down.

“If acting quickly, the federal government will be able to reap the first fruits of its work during this legislative period, since the planning stages for solar power plants are comparatively short in contrast to other new power plants.”

The new federal government has set itself the goal of expanding the solar power output installed in Germany from currently around 59GW to 200GW by 2030 and using all suitable roof areas for solar energy generation in the future, BSW said. [This target requires annual new capacity to be tripled from the 2021 level]

Source: Clean Energy Wire
Note how little solar in Australia, despite its huge solar influx, compared to Germany, which is much further from the equator.
Note also how much solar capacity there is in China.