Recording of Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | The smarter E Europe 2024 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 16:26 .

Germany's Solar Market Soars with 100% Growth, Leading Europe in Distributed Systems and Storage Integration

The context outlines a discussion on the booming solar market in Germany, highlighting its historical significance and current growth. The speaker emphasizes that Germany, often considered the "fatherland of solar," has seen substantial resurgence in recent years, with a 100% market growth year over year. Highlighting key statistics, it is noted that Germany now hosts about 3.7 million solar systems on its grid, predominantly small-scale residential installations which include an impressive integration of storage solutions—80% of new systems have storage despite minimal grid downtime. Additionally, there’s mention of significant investments and economic benefits: around €30 billion turnover in solar and storage sectors last year alone. This growth correlates with job creation across various roles within the industry even amidst skilled labor shortages discussed at previous conferences. Furthermore, ambitious governmental goals aim for 215 gigawatts by 2030 to meet climate targets. Newer segments like plug-in balcony systems are also contributing significantly to this expansion though they produce less energy individually but represent collective strength through their numbers (a quarter million installed last year). Overall framework conditions seem favorable bolstered by proactive contributions from organizations like BSW—the German Solar Association—supporting these advancements.

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Speaker

David Wedepohl
Managing Director International Affairs
BSW - German Solar Association
Germany

Talk of session: Leading European PV Markets I: Deep Dive Germany - Understanding the Continent's Most Ambitious Solar Market

The German solar market has always played an outstanding role in the development of PV in Europe. The country has almost continually been the EU's largest market and operated nearly one third of the EU's solar power installations. But can the market grow fast enough and install more than 20 GW per year? This will be necessary to meet its ambitious target of 215 GW of solar capacity by 2030. This session will take a close look at:

• Status of solar power in Germany today
• Strategy for meeting the country's ambitious installation targets
• Analysis of different market segments - residential,
• C&I and utility-scale The German PV and Battery Storage Market

Further Talks of this session:

Report Launch - Regional Market Development of Solar PV in Germany

Speaker

Dr. Christoph Kost
Head of Department Energy System Analysis
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
Germany

To Talk

Ground-Mount Solar's Growing Role in Germany - Through Auctions and Merchant Sales

Speaker

Stefan Müller
COO
Enerparc AG
Germany

To Talk

The Business Case of C&I After the Energy Crises

Speaker

Dr. Dirk Haft
CEO
IBC Solar AG
Germany

To Talk

Addressing the Needs of the Residential Market

Speaker

Erik Schöller
Chief Operating Officer
Schoenergie
Germany

To Talk

Panel Discussion: How Realistic Are Germany's Ambitious Solar Installation Targets?

To Talk