Heiko Billen installs a solar panel at his house in Düsseldorf, Germany, on July 10, 2024. People across Germany are installing lightweight solar panels, without the need for an electrician or heavy tools. — The New York Times
BERLIN: At a Berlin trade fair for sustainability, a new gadget caught Waltraud Berg’s eye – a solar panel small enough to be easily installed on the side of a balcony and then plugged into a wall socket to feed energy produced by the sun directly into her home.
“I was absolutely thrilled to learn that such a thing even existed, that you can generate your own power and be more independent,” said Berg, a retiree who installed several panels on the south-facing balcony of her Berlin apartment by herself.
