On Friday December 6th, renewable sources provided over one third of Germany's total demand for electricity - for the whole day.
As you would expect in December, the vast majority of this was by wind, with solar and hydro contributing just a couple of per cent.
Over the whole of 2013, solar and wind provided around 13.7% of the countries requirements.
Wind turbines generated about 47.2 TWh in 2013. They contributed 8.4% to the consumption of 560 TWh
.
Photovoltaic systems have generated about 29.7 TWh in 2013. They contributed 5.3% to the consumption of 560 TWh
.
For a full run down of production on monthly, weekly and daily basis, statistics can be found at the
Fraunhofer Institute
If Germany can produce 5% of its electricity demand with solar PV despite its unfavorable geographic location - too far North and too cloudy, what could Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Florida and SoCal achieve?
9:26 AM PT: The above diary is based on the referenced statistics form the Fraunhofer Institute.
What this study ignores is the impact of biomass on the renewables sector, which provides around twice as much energy as wind and power combined, some of which is used to fuel gas turbine power plants, a large amount for district heating and the rest as either bio diesel or used in auto gas (E10). More facts available http://www.erneuerbare-energien.de/....