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A Potential Solar Energy Over Supply In Germany

02/27/2011 10:24 AM

Here is an interesting article regarding a potential solar energy over supply in Germany.

http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/4622417585/articles/power-engineering-international/volume-18/issue-10/regulars/analysis/too-much-to-handle-germanys-solar-power-plan-takes-it-toll.html

It shows how too much of a "supposedly good" thing can become bad. Especially when it is driven by government subsidies instead of market forces.

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Re: A Potential Solar Energy Over Supply In Germany

02/27/2011 1:14 PM

The introduction of solar energy has an other aspect as well: - manufacturing of solar cells is very low cost in China so that the subsidies in the western countries are in fact used to support the Chinese industry!

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