Cloudy Germany unlikely hotspot for solar power

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A man walks on a 40,000 square meter roof-based solar system, the world's biggest, in the southern German town of Buerstadt in this May 24, 2005 file photo. It rains year round in Germany and clouds cover the skies for about two-thirds of all daylight hours yet the country has still managed to become the world's leading solar power generator. To accompany feature GERMANY/SOLAR REUTERS/Alex Grimm/Files

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