Brown coal and gas dominate overnight generation as near-calm winds and overcast skies leave renewables at 31%.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 7%
Wind offshore 4%
Biomass 15%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 22%
Hard coal 14%
Brown coal 34%
31%
Renewable share
2.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
27.1 GW
Total generation
+27.1 GW
Net export
129.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
9.8°C / 2 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
486
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.2 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the black sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps and the dull red glow of furnace openings; natural gas 5.8 GW occupies the centre-left as two compact CCGT power blocks with slender exhaust stacks emitting thin vapour trails, their metal facades reflecting industrial floodlights; hard coal 3.7 GW appears centre-right as a single large conventional power station with a tall chimney and coal conveyor belts illuminated by yellow work lights; biomass 4.0 GW sits in the right-centre as a cluster of mid-sized wood-chip-fired plant buildings with modest stacks, warm amber light glowing from within their facilities; wind onshore 1.8 GW appears as a small group of three-blade turbines on a distant ridge at far right, their rotors nearly motionless in the still air, red aviation warning lights blinking; wind offshore 1.1 GW is suggested by a faint line of tiny red blinking lights on the far horizon at right; hydro 1.4 GW is represented by a small dam structure in the mid-ground right, with water catching the faint reflected glow of facility lights. The sky is completely black and overcast at 03:00, no stars visible, no moon, no twilight—only artificial illumination. The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, a thick blanket of low clouds reflecting the amber and orange industrial glow from below, giving the entire cloudbase a sickly warm hue that presses down on the landscape. Spring vegetation—fresh green leaves on deciduous trees, grass meadows—is barely visible in the sodium light, temperature around 10°C suggested by light mist hanging over a river in the foreground. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting, rich impasto brushwork, deep chiaroscuro contrasts between the glowing industrial complexes and the surrounding darkness, atmospheric depth with receding layers of industrial infrastructure fading into the murky night, meticulous engineering detail on every cooling tower, turbine nacelle, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.