Solar Power in Germany − 原子力発電→太陽発電？？？

久々に雪が降った

みぞれのような湿った雪だったけど、２㌢くらい積もった

なので、道はびちゃびちゃ

去年は４月でも雪が降っていたけど、これで雪納めになってほしい

さて、友人のサイトでこういう記事を発見

ドイツは、世界でも群を抜く太陽光発電国らしい

しかも、最近 古くなった原発７個を閉めたばかり

記事によると、その太陽発電が作る電気は、福島原発６機全部足したものよりパワーがあるらしく「日本もドイツのように国中に散布された発電元があれば、災害からの回復も早いのに」と締めくくっている

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

(http://www.grist.org/article/2011-03-22-germanys-solar-panels-produce-more-power-than-japans-entire-fuku)

Germany is the world leader in installed solar photovoltaic panels -- and they also just shut down seven of their oldest nuclear reactors. Coincidence? Maaaaybe ... Anyway, it's worth noting that just today, total power output of Germany's installed solar PV panels hit 12.1 GW -- greater than the total power output (10 GW) of Japan's entire 6-reactor nuclear power plant.

Now before the trolls come out, let me just note that 12.1 GW is max power (the output whose name you'd love to touch). The panels generated that much at one instant in time -- when the sun was at its apex -- but of course solar power production varies with the weather and the time of day. To find out how much energy those panels generated today in total, you'd have to calculate the area under that curve in the lower right hand corner. (Which, come to think of it, we should probably use as the CAPTCHA on the comment field on this post.)

Regardless, Japan's facing rolling blackouts until next Winter, and it's undeniable that if the country had more distributed power generation like Germany's roof-based solar PV system, the entire country would be much more resilient in the face of catastrophe.