Yes, that's a nice article, and MT Tech review is always one of my first visits of the day. Germany is one big experiment, and we need more of that. To learn, trial and error. Here is the key sentence from that story for me:
Germany is forcing itself toward innovation
I don't really believe in in these climate deals and I think decommissioning nuclear is a mistake (as far as I know there are few Tunami's, in Germany..), but I do believe in setting off market forces to enlist the best and the brightest to come up with solutions. I have a couple of hundred links to solar innovation articles, it's happening, it has teething problems still and one can say it would make more sense in Italy or Spain, where there is much more sunshine, but there is a lot to learn from Germany.