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Germany Opens Farmland to Solar Power to Quadruple Capacity
- Solar panels can be installed on up to 15% of crop fields
- New policy could create 200-GW of additional capacity
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Germany is encouraging farmers to install solar panels alongside crops in a bid to accelerate the expansion of renewable power.
The government will support farmers in setting aside as much as 15% of their fields for solar power. The initiative could create some 200 gigawatts of additional solar capacity, compared with almost 60-GW now, the Economy Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.