Brown coal and gas dominate midnight generation; large net imports of 17.1 GW needed as wind remains modest and solar is absent.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 14%
Wind offshore 12%
Biomass 15%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 19%
Hard coal 6%
Brown coal 28%
47%
Renewable share
6.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
25.0 GW
Total generation
-17.1 GW
Net import
140.4 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
13.0°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
44.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
368
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 6.9 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into a black midnight sky, their concrete shells lit by harsh sodium-orange industrial floodlights; natural gas 4.7 GW occupies the centre-left as a pair of compact CCGT power stations with tall slender exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, lit by cool white security lighting; biomass 3.8 GW appears centre-right as two medium-scale industrial plants with cylindrical wood-pellet silos and modest chimneys, warmly lit from within; wind onshore 3.4 GW is rendered as a row of three-blade turbines on a gentle ridge in the right-centre background, their red aviation warning lights blinking against the darkness, blades turning slowly; wind offshore 3.0 GW appears at the far right as a distant line of turbines on a dark sea horizon, marked only by tiny red navigation beacons; hydro 1.5 GW is a small illuminated dam spillway visible in a valley gap between the coal and gas plants; hard coal 1.6 GW is a single smaller power station with a rectangular stack near the brown coal complex. The sky is completely dark — deep navy-black, no twilight, no moon visible — with 44% cloud cover suggested by patches of faintly lighter darkness among stars. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting 140.4 EUR/MWh pricing — a subtle haze hangs low, trapping the industrial glow. June vegetation is lush but rendered only as dark silhouettes of deciduous trees and meadow grass at 13°C. A few lit windows of distant houses dot the middle ground. High-voltage transmission pylons with glowing insulators cross the scene, symbolising the massive import flows. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich chiaroscuro, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth reminiscent of Caspar David Friedrich's nocturnes — combined with meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.