These five countries are in first place in terms of use of solar energy for its infrastructure.
Advantages of using solar mass. This low maintenance, reliability of supply and independence from fossil fuels.
A nuclear reactor produces an average of 1.3 GW of electricity per year. One gigawatt equals one million kilowatts. A country from our list provide a minimum of 10 GW of solar power per year. For reference, about 10 kilowatts of solar energy enough to provide the average private house with energy throughout the year. And 10 GW of solar energy enough to provide electricity to 100,000 homes per year.
Japan: 10 GW.
Japan for more than 10 years using solar energy. Japan became the first country to reach produce 1 GW of solar energy annually. The use of solar PV systems and inverters began in 1994.
USA: 10 GW
USA reached 10ГВт solar energy in 2013. Today, the U.S. solar panels provide energy Walmart and IKEA. By the way, Walmart with the transition to solar energy has reduced electricity costs by more than a million dollars. Also in the United States is the world’s largest solar power plant located in the Mojave desert. PECC Ivona provides more than 140,000 homes in California with electricity.
China: 12 GW.
China broke the mark of 10 GW in 2013 and even surpassed the United States. Today China is the world’s largest producer of solar panels.
Italy With 16.7 GW.
9 GW of Italy took place in 2010 and continued to increase these figures. A quick transition to solar energy and its distribution can be explained by the fact that the country has no fossil fuel resources and forced to rely on purchased natural gas. Therefore, the transition to solar energy is quite logical. And the decision proved to be very successful.
Germany: 34,8 GW.
Germany has long been a world leader in the use of solar energy. One day, in 2012, more than half the country received energy only from solar panels. Another record was set in 2013, when a 5.1 5.1 terawatt-hours of electricity was produced by just solar energy.
