tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30604214003700629412012-02-16T03:08:50.491-08:00Marissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741024629320712922noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060421400370062941.post-6172695876106821432007-09-21T04:31:00.000-07:002008-12-09T21:39:41.601-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Nw_5TC2K-N0/RvOw9eh8U0I/AAAAAAAAAR4/KuoI5wpc4LY/s1600-h/timemagazine.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112624572209582914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Nw_5TC2K-N0/RvOw9eh8U0I/AAAAAAAAAR4/KuoI5wpc4LY/s320/timemagazine.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />While living in Germany I have completely immersed myself (and become slightly obsessive) in renewable energy, primarily solar power, though wave energy is in my peripheral.<br /><br />When you think sunny regions, Germany does not automatically pop into mind. Perhaps California, Hawaii, Spain, etc, but Germany? Well you are right; it has roughly the same number of sunny days as rainy Seattle.<br /><br />However, Germany is the world leader in solar energy equipment. The Germans have managed to harness solar energy from solar panels and produce 55% of the world's photovoltaic (PV) energy, which is the conversion of sunlight to electricity via PV cells.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.solarregion.freiburg.de/solarregion/freiburg_solar_city.php">Freiburg</a>, a city in South Western Germany (the sunbelt of Germany) is known as the ecological capital and has been paving the solar road.<br /><br />Reading websites, pamphlets, and books goes only so far. Let's go visit the California of Germany - Freiburg.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3060421400370062941-617269587610682143?l=marissamulleralternative.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741024629320712922noreply@blogger.com0