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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Practically Every Major Country Thinks They Lead The World In Solar Energy - Business Insider

*This article surprised me seeing Japan as number two...  Germany is well-known to be number one.  Spain had a pretty aggressive policy for investing in Solar and it seemed like it might be number two on the list.  So much for opinion...

Semiconductor heavyweight Applied Materials recently created an amusing infographic — linked to by the Foreign Policy Association — documenting how most major countries believe they lead the world in solar energy.

Actual world leader: Germany, which on a recent Saturday in May powered half the country from the sun.

Check it out:

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LINK:  http://www.businessinsider.com/lead-world-in-solar-energy-2012-8?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Clusterstock%20Select&utm_campaign=Clusterstock%20Select%202012-08-30

Practically Every Major Country Thinks They Lead The World In Solar Energy - Business Insider



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