The energy transition is not advancing at the same pace everywhere. And it doesn’t prioritize the raw material, the available resource (in this case, the Sun). A paradigmatic example is Germany, which has much less solar resource than Italy, Spain, or Portugal but produces more electricity with photovoltaic panels than its southern European neighbors. Last year (2023), Germany (once a nuclear paradigm) produced more electricity with solar panels than Spain did with its nuclear power plants. This past week, there were days when the great northern nation generated more than double the electricity of Spain and Portugal combined.  Last year, … Continue reading Germany Outpaces Southern Europe in Solar Power: Doubling Italy and Surpassing Spain and Portugal