In
installations
2012
was
also
a
record
year,
with
7.6GW
in
new
PV
added
bringing
total
solar
capacity
to
32GW,
according
to
figures
from
the
German
environment
ministry.
Not
all
of
the
surge
in
solar
generation
last
year
can
be
explained
through
capacity
additions.
It
was
a
particularly
good
year
for
solar
power
due
to
above-average
hours
of
sunshine,
says
the
ministry.
The
share
of
solar
in
Germany’s
electricity
consumption
has
quadrupled
in
three
years,
says
Carsten
Körnig,
managing
director
at
BSW.
“At
the
same
time,
the
price
of
new
solar…
