Activists protesting cuts in subsidies to solar power in Germany protest outside the building where Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Philipp Roesler and Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen were announcing the cuts on February 23, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. The German government has announced a reduction in the amount solar power generators are guaranteed for their electricity as well as a total cut in subsidies to solar parks with a capacity greater than 10 Megawatts. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Philipp Roesler announces cuts in subsidies to solar power generation in Germany on February 23, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)