Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Emphasize the Efficiency in Energy Efficiency Please!

Thought of the morning: Why are the Germans still subsidizing solar? It seems they have marginally better solar potential than Sarah Palin's front porch. Wouldn't it be better to anschluss North Africa and put the panels there?

Or give the subsidies to the US, which is behind but fortunately, fast catching up with large projects in California and the South/Southwest.




Source: Solar Energy Industries Association Year in Review

1 comment:

Thomas said...

No German politician wants to be seen as "anti-Green". Plus, the solar lobby never fails to remind them that German solar cell producers are "cutting edge" because of the subsidies.

Consequently, the most aggressive politicians are arguing for somewhat reduced subsidies. Hardly anybody with political clout wants to eliminate them altogether.

By the way, several thermal solar power plants are currently being developed in Algeria. But it's slow going, and they are rather small sized.