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German April solar output up 16% at 3.7 TWh

German solar power output in April was 16% higher year on year and the highest since last August, while wind power output was 7% higher but continued its seasonal decline, according to data from electricity market analytical tool Platts PowerVision.

Based on data provided by transmission system operators, solar power output was 3.67 TWh, while wind turbines generated 3.55 TWh in April, the first time in seven months when solar output was higher than wind.

Germany added just 400 MW of new solar capacity in the first quarter, the lowest in at least three years, bringing total installed solar PV capacity above 36 GW.

-> seasonal trends, wind-solar portfolio balancing


last updated may 2014