German solar market booms again with 30% gain in 2019

Close to 4GW in new installations are added in the year amid falling panel prices and a heated-up climate debate

PV panels at the site of former airport in Neuhardenberg, eastern Germany — PV panels at the site of former airport in Neuhardenberg, eastern GermanyFoto: PATRICK PLEUL/AFP/Getty Images/NTB scanpix

Bernd Radowitz

Published 31 December 2019, 08:44Updated 10 January 2020, 14:03