Brown coal, onshore wind, and gas anchor a 28.6 GW supply against 44.3 GW demand, requiring 15.7 GW net imports.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 29%
Wind offshore 1%
Biomass 14%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 17%
Hard coal 8%
Brown coal 25%
50%
Renewable share
8.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
28.6 GW
Total generation
-15.7 GW
Net import
145.3 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
15.9°C / 5 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
348
gCO₂/kWh
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Brown coal 7.1 GW dominates the left quarter as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes into a pitch-black overcast sky, lit from below by orange sodium lamps; onshore wind 8.2 GW spans the centre-right as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the darkness, rotors turning slowly in light wind; natural gas 4.9 GW appears centre-left as compact CCGT power blocks with slender exhaust stacks venting pale heat shimmer, lit by harsh industrial floodlights; biomass 4.1 GW occupies the mid-ground as a wood-chip-fed CHP plant with a short smokestack and conveyor belt, warmly lit by amber interior lights visible through open bay doors; hard coal 2.3 GW appears as a smaller conventional boiler house with a single tapered chimney, glowing dull red at its base; hydro 1.8 GW is rendered as a concrete weir and small dam in the foreground right, with dark water rushing through illuminated spillways; offshore wind 0.2 GW is barely suggested as a single distant turbine silhouette on a far horizon line. The sky is completely black and sealed with 100% cloud cover—no stars, no moon, no twilight glow—creating a heavy, oppressive nocturnal atmosphere reflecting the high 145.3 EUR/MWh price. Late-May vegetation: lush dark-green deciduous trees and tall grass in the foreground, barely visible in the artificial light, at a mild 16°C night. Ground-level mist drifts between structures. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painting—rich, deep colour palette of blacks, deep blues, warm oranges, and industrial yellows—visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric chiaroscuro depth, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.