Clean Energy Accounts for More Than 50% of Germany’s Electricity
- Savings in energy have helped boost solar and wind usage
- Country wants to reach 80% green power production by 2030
Wind turbines near Barnstorf, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Renewable energy this year accounted for more than half of Germany’s power production for the first time ever, data from clean-power groups show.
The share of green sources rose to 53%, according to preliminary calculations from the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research and the German Association of Energy and Water Industries, known as BDEW. That compares with 44% last year.