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| Title | German article: world's largest solar power plant |
| Body | Editor's Note: I thought this might be useful for a unit on the environment. The Shell site looks good too. Title: Worlds largest solar power plant up and running Just south of the eastern German city of Leipzig, the worlds largest solar- powered energy plant is on the grid. The new plant is the combined effort of Shell solar GmbH, the Society for Solar Energy mbH (Geosol), and the West Fonds Real Estate Company. It has been projected that the plant, built at a cost of around 22 million Eur (US $27 million) will prevent more than 3700 tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. The energy generated by the plant will be enough to supply over 1800 households with electricity for a year. The plant has already left every previous solar record in the dark by producing an astounding nominal capacity of 5 Megawatts. But that record might be eclipsed when two more solar power plants open up, one in Mereburg-Querfurt in Saxony-Anhalt later in September and a British Petroleum (BP) plant in Goettelborn north of Saarbruecken in October. Kurt Doehmel, chairmen of the German division of Shell Holding GmbH in Hamburg thanked Environment Minister Juergin Trittin for his efforts to promote renewable energy sources at the plants grand opening. Doehmel did, however, refer to the very modest share just 0.5% of the energy market that is comprised of solar energy. Trittin, one of the most resolute proponents of solar energy, claims that in 20 years, solar energy will bring in more than 100 billion Eur annually, making now an appropriate time for Germany to become a leader in the industry. The solar power industry has already grown by more than half this year alone. Meanwhile, the citizens of the so-called brown coal region south of Leipzig, where coal has long been the primary energy source, are thankful for the new energy sources. Before German reunification, the water, earth and air stank to the high heavens, they say. Related link: Shell Solar GmbH http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=shellsolar-ge Grosvenor, E. Ed. The Week in Germany from September 10, 2004. (10 Sep. 2004). |
| Source | The Week in Germany - 9/10/04 |
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