Denmark Hits 200 Megawatt Solar Capacity Goal 8 Years Ahead of Schedule

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Installing solar power in Denmark is going faster than planned, and the country has already reached its goal of 200 megawatts of solar capacity. This amount was the goal that the Danish government had set to reach by 2020.

At present, the country is adding 36 MW of solar panels each month, and industry predictions are that there will be 1000 MW of solar panels (five times the goal) installed by 2020. Denmark has one of the highest levels of renewable power installed as a percentage of total power requirements. The national goals on that front are 35 percent (to be reached by 2020) and 100 percent (to be reached by 2050). More than 20 percent of Danish power is supplied from renewable sources at present.

The Danish energy market makes this an attractive option for homeowners and other building owners. “The demand for solar cells has increased dramatically since net metering was implemented in 2010. Net metering gives private households and public institutions the possibility of ‘storing’ surplus production in the public grid, which makes solar panels considerably more attractive.”

http://consciouslifenews.com/denmark-solar-capacity-ahead-schedule/1140062/

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

we should have been doing this a long time ago.

 

[Prodigital]

I always wonder if shyt like this could even work in the US. The cost of putting up these panels in rural areas and the cost of distributing it to the nearest city might be over the top. Not to mention cloudy days mean no power.

 

[mastermind]

thats pretty good.

I always had a dream of making enough money and doing something like this in a Nigerian community.

 

[Type Username Here]

I always wonder if shyt like this could even work in the US. The cost of putting up these panels in rural areas and the cost of distributing it to the nearest city might be over the top. Not to mention cloudy days mean no power.

Trust me, it could be done. It isn't about "costs" and "limitations" in the US. It's about Oil Lobbies.

Brazil is well on their way to supplying most of their country with Hydroelectric Power, and they are transporting the energy across large swaths of land to do so.

The US could be 100% renewable energy and nuclear by 2030 if we wanted.

 

[Jx2]

I always wonder if shyt like this could even work in the US. The cost of putting up these panels in rural areas and the cost of distributing it to the nearest city might be over the top. Not to mention cloudy days mean no power.

I actually had an interview at a solar company a couple weeks back. The owner and I were talking about all of the products they offer and the industry in general. He pointed out to me that in the near future, solar panels will be replaced by spinning solar cones like these....

they obviously require a fraction of the space and in turn produce 20 times more electricity than regular panels. It'll make solar panels a legitimate alternative in the city where room for panels is scarce. He said as soon as they can make these at a lowered cost, the solar game will start really picking up steam here.

 

[Type Username Here]

Iceland is almost at 100% renewable energy folks. In 2012.

Renewable energy in Iceland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Mr. Somebody]

Solar Power Prices Falling Quickly, Cheaper Than The Grid by 2015 in Places : TreeHugger

Two timely examples of how solar power is becoming increasingly affordable: Forecasts show that by 2015 in India the solar power industry will be able to compete without subsidy against natural gas and oil; and, in Los Angeles, group purchasing of solar power means that in just four years homeowners will have cheaper electricity than can be bought from the grid.

Think Progress reports that the Open Neighborhoods program in LA has been able to band together for enough purchasing clout that they can purchase solar power for $2 per watt installed. That's half of it would've cost otherwise -- equating to about 6 cents per kilowatt-hour over a 25 year timescale. It also means that by 2015 Open Neighborhoods participants will have electricity at cheaper-than-grid prices. If those homeowners live in a place where there is time-of-use pricing (the cost of electricity varying by time of day), they already are paying less than homeowners without solar power.

If you're wondering about what group purchasing of solar power is all about, while TreeHugger has never written about Open Neighborhoods before, One Block Off The Grid is a similar concept.

Halfway around the world, Reuters reports that solar power costs in India are on pace to fall 40% by 2015, resulting in a kilowatt-hour of electricity costing INR 7-8 ($0.14-0.16). Coal-generated electricity currently costs about INR 2 ($0.04) per kWH.

The head of Lanco Solar told Reuters what these price drops mean for solar power in India,

Given the current scenario with the way it is growing and the way costs are coming down, our industry will probably not require any financial support from the state going forward in maybe three to four years.
India has quite ambitious and laudable solar power plans on the national level. The National Solar Mission aims to install 1.3 GW of solar power by 2013, and a 2 GW by 2022.

 

[Robbie3000]

Imagine if we had listened to the peanut man back in the late 70s.

 

[Brown_Pride]

anyone know the cost/benefit of trying to hook your house up on solar?
I have $400 summer bills that are murder

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

I always wonder if shyt like this could even work in the US. The cost of putting up these panels in rural areas and the cost of distributing it to the nearest city might be over the top. Not to mention cloudy days mean no power.

put them above the clouds, where the sounds are original, sunshine creates miracles

 

[88m3]

Wheres America stand in this regard?

 

[Type Username Here]

Wheres America stand in this regard?

10-15%

 

[Rekkapryde]

we should have been doing this a long time ago.

If rich cacs in this country don't make money off of it, it doesn't happen.

 

[Serious]

We're still waiting for Obama to put solar panels on the white house

Obama Administration Fails On Promise To Put Solar Panels On White House Roof By June 21

Those spinning solar cones do look cool though.