In May 2020 there was a significant increase in solar power production. The index of target achievement was 113 percent. This puts Germany ahead of the sunny countries Spain and Italy.

The index for Italy, at 105 percent, is also above target; in Spain, at 91 percent, production was lower than expected. For German solar systems this means a continuation of the good start to the year. "A good buffer has now been built up here, which allows us to expect an above-average performance for the year as a whole," says Markus W. Voigt, CEO of the renewable energy specialist aream Group.

While the production of the solar plants was clearly above target, the wind plants produced only 88 percent. "But here, too, the first months of the year were strong, so that overall we are still at a level of 114 percent since the beginning of the year," says Voigt. This development shows once again that from an investor's point of view it is crucial to have a good mix of renewable energy sources in the portfolio.

In addition to sun and wind, which are the most important pillars of an investment strategy based on renewable energies, biogas plants and storage solutions are increasingly appearing. "Some interesting niches will be created here in the future," says Voigt.