Brown coal and wind dominate overnight generation as Germany imports 4 GW under overcast, near-freezing conditions.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 24%
Wind offshore 11%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 8%
Brown coal 30%
47%
Renewable share
14.1 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
40.5 GW
Total generation
-4.1 GW
Net import
101.6 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
3.1°C / 1 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
99% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
379
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 12.0 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power complex with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by sodium lamps; natural gas 6.0 GW occupies the centre-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks and warm orange-lit turbine halls; hard coal 3.4 GW appears centre-right as a smaller coal-fired station with a single large chimney and conveyor belts visible under floodlights; wind onshore 9.6 GW fills the right third as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers receding into the dark distance, red aviation warning lights blinking on nacelles; wind offshore 4.4 GW is suggested by a row of turbines on the far-right horizon standing in a barely visible dark sea; biomass 4.0 GW appears as a modest wood-chip-fired plant with a small square stack near the coal station; hydro 1.0 GW is a small dam structure in the far background valley. TIME: 03:00 — completely dark night sky, deep navy-black, no twilight, no moon visible, total overcast at 99% cloud cover rendering the sky a heavy featureless dark ceiling. Ground-level air is nearly still, bare early-spring trees with no leaves, frost on dead grass, temperature 3°C. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive reflecting the high electricity price — thick industrial haze hangs low, sodium-orange light pools around each facility, steam and smoke merge into the low cloud base creating a suffocating canopy. Transmission pylons carry high-voltage lines across the scene suggesting cross-border import flows. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painting — rich, dark palette of burnt umber, lamp black, Naples yellow, and Prussian blue — visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth with industrial haze layering into the distance, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and smokestack. The scene evokes Caspar David Friedrich reimagined for the industrial age — sublime, vast, brooding. No text, no labels.