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Germany must embrace renewables and energy storage at an unprecedented scale if it hopes to offset the void left behind by coal and nuclear phase-outs, a new study has said. A review sponsored by German solar association BSW found Germany will have to drive a structural shift in its energy system to satisfy future demand, set to rise even as the country’s existing generation fleet takes a “massive" hit from decommissioning. The analysis by energy consultancy EuPD says Berlin will require a surge of installed PV capacity between today (48GW), 2030 (162GW) and 2040 (252GW) to plug the energy shortfall, which could soar to 70TWh by 2030. The boom, the document claims, should not only cover the large-ground mounted PV segment (from 15.7GW capacity today to 126.7GW by 2040) but also extend to C&I (from 24GW to 91GW) and domestic (from 6.6GW to 35GW) PV installations. The transformation, the study notes, will fail to take hold unless Germany pairs renewable growth with that of energy storage. According to EuPD, a mix of cheaper technology and rising demand could see the nation-wide market boom from 1.9GWh today to 59GWh by 2040. Europe's PV giant eyes subsidy-free transition EuDP's findings were used by German PV body BSW to renew its long-running campaign against the discontinuation of solar subsidies. Under current legislation, the 48GW industry will see state incentives frozen for new projects once capacity hits 52GW. In a statement released alongside the study, BSW’s managing director Carsten Körnig urged cabinet ministers to make the “appropriate decision” when they meet to discuss the issue on 20 September. The 52GW PV subsidy threshold will be breached next year unless it is scrapped now, Körnig warned. The industry efforts to retain government support come as more and more developers attempt subsidy-free ventures, a market Germany has been slower to embrace than Spain and other Southern counterparts. Initially smaller zero-subsidy deals – such as BayWa r.e.’s 8.8MW and Axpo’s 1.5MW – are slowly giving way to far larger moves, including a 500MW pipeline proposed by THEE and CEE. However, the country risks stifling further PPA activity if it does not de-risk these deals, experts have warned. The spotlight on storage as enabler of Germany’s energy shift comes as the sector teeters at the “edge of profitability”, as argued by analysts for a recent PV Tech Power article. Separate research has identified particularly strong economics for  the country's solar-plus-storage hybrids.

RheinEnergie have activated a 32-MWp solar park with storage in Larz/Rechlin, Germany. The facility, equipped with 56,800 Canadian Solar modules, can power around

investment firm Quadoro, has launched a 9.6 MWp solar park in Thuringia, Germany. Developed in collaboration with Berlin-based ib vogt GmbH, the facility

new utility-scale 750 kWp floating solar array in Renchen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Utilizing more than 2,300 solar panels, it is predicted the solar power plant

Oy has won a EUR-9-million contract to build a solar thermal plant in Germany for district heating company Bauer Holzenergie GmbH u. Co.KG. The solar thermal

Germany's economy and climate ministry has allocated an additional EUR 7.27 million (USD 7.85 million) to support the repair of Ukraine's energy infrastructure. This funding aims to assist Ukraine in restoring its energy systems, which have been impacted by ongoing conflicts.The financial aid underscores Germany's commitment to aiding Ukraine in its recovery efforts and stabilizing its energy sector. This contribution is part of broader international support to help Ukraine rebuild critical infrastructure and ensure energy security amid challenging circumstances. How Is Germany Supporting Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure Recovery with Additional Funding? Germany's funding is part of a larger international effort to support Ukraine's energy sector recovery. The financial aid will be used to repair and restore damaged energy infrastructure, including power plants and transmission lines. Germany is collaborating with Ukrainian authorities to identify priority areas for infrastructure repair and development. The funding aims to enhance Ukraine's energy security and reduce its dependency on external energy sources. Germany's support includes technical assistance and expertise to ensure efficient and sustainable energy system restoration. This initiative is aligned with Germany's broader foreign policy goals of promoting stability and resilience in Eastern Europe. The funding is expected to facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources into Ukraine's energy mix. Germany's contribution is part of its commitment to international solidarity and cooperation in crisis situations.

the MoU. LEAG aims to become one of the biggest green power manufacturers in Germany with its GigawattFactory technique which imagines the implementation of 7 GW

energy company MET Group has acquired a solar-plus-storage project in Saxony, Germany, with plans to develop a solar farm with a capacity of 62 MWp and a co-located

as is open to projects of as much as EUR 0.1125 (USD 0.124) per kWh. In 2023, Germany aims to assign 650 MW of rooftop solar capacity in 3 phone calls. In the

Germany has partnered with municipal utility Stadtwerke Bitterfeld-Wolfen to develop a 19.3 MWp solar photovoltaic project near Bitterfeld-Wolfen in eastern

plans to construct a 47-MWp solar park with battery storage in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The project, named Zerbst, is set to be completed by the end of 2025 and will

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (the Bundesnetagentur) has reported 327.1 MW of PV generation capacity was connected to the grid in August.   The activity extended the recent upward trend in monthly new builds – around 241 MW of capacity was added in May, 270 MW in June and 310 MW in July. In the first eight months of the year, newly installed PV capacity topped out at 2.72 GW, the Bundesnetzagentur reported.   Of the new capacity deployed in August, a good 235 MW was represented by rooftop installations and 18.6 MW by ground-mounted plants built outside the national tendering scheme. A further 928 kW of solar systems were registered under the tenant electricity scheme   This month the FIT for solar systems with a generation capacity no larger than 750 kW will fall another 1.4%. In the ‘direct marketing’ system category – mandatory for arrays with a generation capacity above 100 kW – the FIT payment is €0.0742/kWh.   For 40-750 kW roof systems the FIT will be €0.0818/kWh, for up-to-10 kW systems the payment will be €0.1058/kWh. All 10-40 kW arrays will receive €0.1030/kWh.   According to the Bundesnetagentur, Germany reached a cumulative solar capacity of around 48.65 GW by the end of August, just 3.35 GW short of the long-standing 52 GW cap which was set to halt incentives but which the German government has pledged to remove under its new Climate Change Act.

Germany included 421 MW of solar photovoltaic installations in October 2020, a 12% rise compared to 376 MW added in October 2019, according to the most recent data from Federal Network Agency Bundesnetzagentur. The nation had actually installed 387 MW the previous month. Based on the data released by the government agency, collective solar installations in the nation stood at 53.18 GW at the end of October 2020. In August 2020, Germany added around 400 MW of solar capacity, a 6.32% decrease contrasted to 427 MW of additions in July 2020. Germany had actually added around 1.22 GW of new solar photovoltaic or pv installments in the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, a 34% increase from the exact same quarter last year, according to the most up to date data from the federal firm. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany added around 3.5 GW of solar capability in the initial nine months (9M) of 2020, a 17% rise contrasted to the 2.98 GW of installments in 9M 2019. Germany mounted a complete capacity of 3.3 GW in 2013, 1.9 GW in 2014, 1.5 GW in 2016, 1.75 GW in 2017, and 3 GW in 2018. Complete solar setups in 2019 got to 3.9 GW. Recently, Bundesnetzagentur exposed that solar proposals won the complete capability in the most up to date 202 MW wind and also solar auction in Germany. The tender was oversubscribed by 518 MW, and also there was not a solitary bid for wind projects. In October 2020, Bundesnetzagentur announced that its tender for 96.4 MW was oversubscribed and also obtained 87 bids for regarding 393.3 MW of solar projects. The firm would certainly award a total amount of 30 bids for concerning 103.1 MW of projects. Bids for these projects varied in between EUR0.049 (~$0.058)/ kWh and 0.054 (~$0.063)/ kWh. Previously the German federal government announced its strategies to enhance the country's overall solar ability from the existing 52 GW to 83 GW in 2026 and 100 GW in 2030. The country additionally intends to expand its onshore wind project's cumulative capability from the existing 54 GW to 65 GW in 2026 and 71 GW in 2030.

of a 42 MW solar power plant in Wasbek, in Schleswig-Holstein, eastern Germany. The solar power generated will be fed directly into Deutsche Bahn’s

to the latest figures released by Germany’s Federal Network Agency (the Bundesnetzagentur), 286.9 MW of PV installations were registered in