This is a roundup of the top stories from and about Germany on November 14, 2026:
An above-average number of sunshine hours and the growing number of photovoltaic facilities has contributed to solar energy production that is approaching a record total for Germany, an industry association says.
By September 27, solar energy output had reached 90.2 terawatt-hours, which is already more than the 90 terawatt-hours generated for all of 2025, according to the German Solar Association (BSW -Solar) in Berlin.
That means that solar energy in net electricity generation in Germany is likely to reach a record level of more than 100 terawatt-hours in a single calendar year — almost 10 times the amount of electricity used by a major city like Hamburg in a year.
It is also almost 50 times as much as the 2.2 terawatt-hours generated byx solar power 20 years ago.
Carsten Körnig, the managing director of BSW-Solar, said the likely record was an important milestone as the world seeks to move away from climate-changing fossil fuels.
"Photovoltaics has developed from a niche technology into a cornerstone of our electricity supply," Körnig said.
"Society as a whole benefits from this: through cheaper electricity, fewer energy import and significantly lower climate-related damages," he said.
