Reposted from CleanTechnica:
Germany Sets Solar Power Record (Again) — 23.9 GW
By Zachary Shahan
It has been a very sunny day here in western Poland, so I knew it was basically the same in Germany (it always is) and that there was a good chance Germany would break its previous solar power output record. So, I’ve been keeping an eye on SMA Solar Technology’s live solar power output tool for the country.
Screenshot of SMA Solar Technology live solar power output webpage.
Sure enough, a few hours ago, solar output climbed above the 22.68 GW solar power output record Germany set in April. Not long after, it climbed above the 23.4 GW solar power output record set in June. At its peak at about 1:45pm local time (one hour ago), the output got up to 23.9 GW. (Actually, I thought I saw it reach 24 GW at that time, but the replay isn’t showing it go above 23.9 GW.)
I’m sure an official number still needs to be confirmed, but a full 0.5 GW increase according to SMA’s site makes for a very safe conclusion that we have a new record. It is an estimate based on the output of thousands of SMA solar power systems spread across the country.
Read more at CleanTechnica.
| As a matter of comparison, the combined capacity of all German nuclear reactors is slightly more than 12 GW, about half today’s peak output of solar PVs in Germany. |
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