German Solar Panel Installation

Solar panels are at the forefront of renewable energy technology and are now being installed at a growing rate as people look to cut back on their reliance of fossil fuels and saving money on ever increasing energy bills. Solar panels are helping governments around the world tackle climate change with an average system able to save around 1.2 tonnes of CO2 being released in the atmosphere every year. German solar panel installation is a world leader in the field and has been a benchmark for the rest of the world in how to successfully operate a country with solar power. They are also the one of the world leaders in solar panel production and are home to many of the industry’s leading manufacturers.

Feed-in tariff scheme

The renewable solar energy market in the UK has based a lot of its ideas on German solar panel installation and has been largely successful thanks to the feed-in tariff scheme (also known as FIT scheme). The FIT scheme was introduced to the UK in April 2010 and is based on the same scheme that was pioneered in Germany and has been in operation in the country since 1997. The success of the feed-in tariff has been evident in Germany which now has over 17,000 MW capacity installed in the country.

The way in which the scheme works is to allow anyone with solar panels which generate free electricity to sell any of their unused power back to the national grid, so it can then be recycled and used by other people. A rate is in place which gives owners 43.3p p/kWh for solar energy produced; this rate will last for 25 years. The feed-in tariff scheme is designed to cover the cost of installation with cash payments and through savings made in energy bills. It also encourages people to act now and have solar panels installed, to receive the maximum benefits across the full 25 year period.

German solar panel manufacturers

German solar panel installation is popular across the world and Germany is one of the world leaders in solar panel manufacture with many of the country’s companies supplying the UK market with photovoltaic solar panels.

Two of the market leaders in UK based German solar panel installations are Bosch and Solarwatt. The UK is behind other countries such as the USA, Australia and Germany in terms of the amount of solar capacity and Bosch and Solarwatt aim to increase the amount by making their products available for homes, power plants, schools, community groups and factories.

Choosing German solar panel installation will give you a product that is built to the highest standards and like many other German products, reliable. Your solar panel will come with a 10 year product warranty and 25 year performance warranty; the panels also require little or no maintenance and operate silently.

German photovoltaic solar panels will also ensure the highest possible efficiency with regards to how much of the suns energy is used to generate electricity.