PVfacts from 10.2012 - ISC Konstanz

PVfacts no. 01.2012 | »research, development & expansion«
PV
facts
10.2012
PV covered 3.8% of Spain's energy demand in September
01.10.2012: In September, Spain’s 4 plus GW of installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity
covered 3.8% of the country’s electricity demand, according to Spanish grid operator
Red Eléctrica de España. From January to September, PV accounted for 3.7% of
Spain’s electricity mix. Meanwhile, solar thermal covered 1.7% of demand in
September and represented 1.4% of the country's overall mix during the first 9 months
of the year. When lumped together, renewables jointly accounted for 30% of Spain's
electricity mix in September. …
Source: Red Eléctrica de España; Summary: PHOTON
Germany see sharp decline in new PV installations
01.10.2012: Photovoltaic (PV) deployment in Germany slowed significantly in August,
according to the German Federal Network Agency. Germany added just 330 MW of
new PV capacity in August 2012, down from 612 MW in the same month last year and
543 MW in the preceding month, July 2012. Overall, Germany added 5.24 GW of new
PV capacity in the first eight months of 2012, bringing the country’s total installed PV
capacity to well over 30 GW. The low August figures were expected: German
Environment Minister Peter Altmaier revealed in mid-September that approximately
320 MW on PV had been installed in August. Altmaier mentioned the low August
figure during a parliamentary debate in the Bundestag to illustrate that he has
successfully slowed down PV development in Germany.
Source: Federal Network Agency; Summary: PHOTON