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Ministry sees great potential for solar installations on highways

(dpa) Solar power is to play an important role in the energy transition. For this, areas are needed. These could be found, especially along the highways, according to the Wissing-Haus.

Sunny prospects: The Wissing Ministry sees great potential for solar panels on highways. | Photo: dpa/ Christian Charisius
Sunny prospects: The Wissing Ministry sees great potential for solar panels on highways. | Photo: dpa/ Christian Charisius
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The Federal Ministry of Transport sees great potential for solar installations along the highways. According to a study, around 250,000 potentially suitable areas for solar energy generation have been identified along the federal highways, as the ministry announced. This corresponds to a total potential in the double-digit gigawatt range. The basis is an analysis by the Federal Highway Research Institute. Currently, according to figures from the Federal Network Agency, the installed capacity of solar installations is more than 95 gigawatts.

 

State Secretary Susanne Henckel said that when planning the new construction and expansion of highways, it should always be examined to what extent the associated areas could be used for photovoltaic systems. The legal framework had already been established in 2023 with the Permit Acceleration Act. For practical application, the next steps should now be initiated together with the federally owned highway company. In this way, a nationwide register is to be created.

Translated automatically from German.
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