Solar energy housing estate, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany.


In Germany more than 300,000 solar systems have been installed in three years and micro-generation provides nearly 12% of all the country's electricity. Householders can earn 8% to 10% returns on investing in their own home systems and in some cases pay their mortgages with income earned from "feed-in tariffs"


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Location: Gelsenkirchen-Bismark, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany.
Photo credit: © Clynt Garnham Renewable Energy / Alamy / Afripics
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