L R AS Published on Monday 3 May 2021 - n° 360 - Categories:European countries
In Brief in Europe: Germany: + 1.4 GW in the 1st quarter, Italy promotes agrivoltaics
In Brief in Europe: Germany: + 1.4 GW in Q1,Italy promotes agrivoltaics
Germany installed 1.4 GW in the first quarter
(549 MW in March). It had 54.9 GW installed at the end of March
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/04/30/germany-installed-548-6-mw-of-pv-in-march/
More than 40 gigawatts of solar energy have been produced for the first time.
6 GW should be installed in 2021 in Germany (+23% on 2020)
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/04/28/german-solar-generates-40-gw-for-the-first-time/
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Italy is spending €1.1 billion on agrivoltaics and €2 billion on energy communities and storage as part of the €220 billion post-Covid recovery plan.
Italy wants to make its agricultural sector more competitive by reducing energy supply costs "currently estimated at over 20% of variable costs."
In total, Italy has decided to spend €23.8 billion of EU recovery funds on renewable energy, hydrogen, smart grids and mobility.
PV Magazine of 28 April 2021
