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German Energy Agency DENA reports that as of January 2011, around 17% of electricity, 8% of heat and 6% of fuel used in Germany is generated from renewable sources, further reducing Germany’s energy imports. In addition, 110 million metric tons of CO2 emissions were cut due to the use of renewable energies only during 2010. The renewable energy industry employs today more than 350,000 people in Germany (up from 30,000 people in the year 1998) and is home to several world market leaders like Enercon, Nordex and Repower in the wind industry and Q-Cells, Schott Solar and SolarWorld in the solar industry. Germany is today among the world’s three major renewable energy economies (Renewable Energy Network 21, 2011). Due to its success, the German Renewable Energy Act can serve as an archetype of similar legislation in other countries.
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