Where the Sun Turns to Gold | Made in Germany
Spain was long considered an El Dorado for the solar energy industry - until the fall of 2008,when the Spanish government cut its lavish subsidies. The previously booming Spanish market in solar facilities has dramatically declined since then.Juwi,a solar company based in Rhineland-Pfalz,also invested in Spain. Other German companies are withdrawing from the Spanish market,but Juwi is holding on in hopes that the sun will shine on its sector again. Our reporter Vanessa Fischer took a look at the Costa del Sol,the center of Spain’s solar industry.