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A green contradiction

Solar parks: On one hand, renewable energy is much needed and solar holds massive promise. On the other hand, land is needed to construct projects large enough to be able to produce the electricity needed to meet demand. But when solar parks creep into areas of nature conservation, there is a conflict. Is a solar park in a protected nature zone a contradiction of green beliefs?

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Shamsiah Ali Oettinger

29 Sep 2011

In June, Humboldt Carré hosted a rather delicate and controversial debate: “Solar parks and nature protection in the EEG amendment.” There is a proposed change in the EEG 2012 (Germany’s Renewable Energy Law) suggesting that conversion areas that lie in nature parks or protected zones should no longer qualify for the higher FIT of 22.07 …

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