Wind and brown coal dominate early-morning generation as overcast skies and absent solar drive 8.3 GW net imports.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 31%
Wind offshore 11%
Solar 0%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 21%
55%
Renewable share
16.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.2 GW
Solar
39.6 GW
Total generation
-8.3 GW
Net import
119.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
12.2°C / 18 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
314
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 12.2 GW spans the right third and recedes into the far background as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, rotors turning steadily in moderate wind; wind offshore 4.2 GW appears as a distant cluster of larger turbines on the far-right horizon over a dark estuary. Brown coal 8.2 GW dominates the left quarter as massive hyperbolic cooling towers releasing thick white-grey steam plumes, with lignite conveyor belts dimly lit by sodium lamps. Natural gas 5.4 GW occupies the centre-left as a compact CCGT facility with slim exhaust stacks venting shimmering heat, lit from within by orange industrial lighting. Hard coal 4.0 GW sits adjacent as a smaller coal plant with a single rectangular chimney and coal stockpiles visible under floodlights. Biomass 4.1 GW appears as a mid-ground wood-chip-fed combined heat plant with a modest cylindrical stack and a warm amber glow from furnace doors. Hydro 1.3 GW is a small dam and powerhouse visible in a valley on the centre-right, water faintly reflecting sodium light. Solar 0.2 GW is negligible — no panels visible, no sunshine. The sky is pre-dawn deep blue-grey, the very first faint pallor barely visible on the eastern horizon, the rest near-black; 100% overcast, heavy low cloud ceiling pressing down oppressively, conveying the tension of a 119 EUR/MWh price. Temperature is a cool spring 12°C; fresh green deciduous foliage on scattered trees, spring wildflowers in meadow grass, dew on surfaces. The atmosphere is heavy and laden with industrial moisture. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich, moody colour palette of deep indigo, burnt umber, and warm sodium orange; visible confident brushwork; meticulous engineering accuracy on turbine nacelles, cooling tower parabolic geometry, and CCGT exhaust architecture; atmospheric aerial perspective creating depth across the panoramic industrial landscape. No text, no labels.