Brown coal and gas lead a 32 GW domestic supply; 21 GW net imports fill the summer night gap.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 12%
Wind offshore 2%
Solar 0%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 6%
Natural gas 26%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 30%
32%
Renewable share
4.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
32.1 GW
Total generation
-20.8 GW
Net import
335.1 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
24.6°C / 6 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0.0% / 1.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
460
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 9.8 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lights; natural gas 8.4 GW fills the centre-left as three compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin white plumes, their turbine halls glowing with interior lighting; biomass 4.2 GW appears centre-right as a mid-sized industrial plant with a wood-chip storage dome and a single smokestack releasing a faint grey column; hard coal 3.5 GW sits behind the biomass plant as a coal-fired station with two squat cooling towers and conveyor belts visible under floodlights; wind onshore 3.8 GW occupies the far right as a row of modern three-blade turbines on lattice towers, their rotors barely turning in the still air, nacelle warning lights blinking red; wind offshore 0.7 GW is suggested by a tiny cluster of turbines on the far-right horizon beyond a dark body of water; hydro 1.8 GW appears as a concrete dam structure nestled in a valley at the far right edge with spillway lights reflected in dark water. The sky is completely dark, deep navy-black with scattered stars, absolutely no twilight or sky glow—it is 22:00 in midsummer. The atmosphere is heavy, oppressive, and hazy, with an almost palpable weight in the warm 24.6°C air—heat radiates visibly from the industrial complexes. Lush dark-green deciduous trees and tall summer grasses frame the foreground, barely visible except where caught by facility floodlights. High-voltage transmission pylons recede into the dark background, their cables suggesting the massive import flows. Rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters—rich, dark colour palette of deep blues, blacks, burnt oranges, and sulfurous yellows; visible impasto brushwork; dramatic chiaroscuro between lit industrial facilities and the surrounding darkness; atmospheric depth and haze; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.