Brown coal and onshore wind lead domestic generation as Germany imports roughly 23.5 GW at dawn.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 22%
Wind offshore 5%
Solar 6%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 24%
50%
Renewable share
8.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
1.7 GW
Solar
30.8 GW
Total generation
-23.5 GW
Net import
149.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
9.8°C / 13 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
40.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
352
gCO₂/kWh
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Brown coal 7.5 GW dominates the left quarter as a sprawling lignite complex with three massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes into the grey-blue pre-dawn sky; onshore wind 6.8 GW fills the centre-right as a deep field of dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers, rotors turning moderately in 12.7 km/h winds across gently rolling green spring meadows; natural gas 4.4 GW appears centre-left as two compact CCGT plants with slim vertical exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer; biomass 4.1 GW is rendered as a mid-ground timber-clad power station with a tall single smokestack and adjacent woodchip storage yard; hard coal 3.3 GW sits beside the lignite complex as a smaller coal-fired plant with a pair of rectangular cooling towers and conveyor infrastructure; solar 1.7 GW is shown as a modest ground-mounted array of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon panels in the mid-ground, their surfaces dark and unreflective in the absence of direct sunlight; offshore wind 1.4 GW is suggested at the far-right horizon as faint silhouettes of turbines on a distant grey sea; hydro 1.5 GW appears as a concrete run-of-river weir with white water spilling in the foreground. The sky is deep blue-grey pre-dawn at 06:00, the first pale cold light barely visible along the eastern horizon, no direct sun, 40% cloud cover as soft stratiform patches; the atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high 149.5 EUR/MWh price — a brooding, leaden quality to the air. Spring vegetation at 9.8°C: fresh green grass, early leaf buds on deciduous trees, cool mist lingering in low ground. High-voltage transmission lines with lattice pylons cross the entire scene, cables sagging under implied heavy load. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen — rich saturated colour, visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and panel frame — a masterwork Romantic industrial landscape. No text, no labels.