Brown coal and onshore wind dominate as overcast skies and low solar drive imports and elevated prices.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 29%
Wind offshore 3%
Solar 2%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 10%
Brown coal 26%
51%
Renewable share
10.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.8 GW
Solar
34.0 GW
Total generation
-6.6 GW
Net import
114.0 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
21.2°C / 3 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
353
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.9 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station complex with four hyperbolic cooling towers issuing thick steam plumes into a heavy overcast sky; onshore wind 9.8 GW spans the right half as dozens of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers receding across rolling green farmland, rotors turning slowly in light breeze; natural gas 4.6 GW appears center-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks and thin vapour trails; hard coal 3.2 GW sits behind the brown coal complex as a smaller station with a single rectangular stack and conveyor belt; biomass 3.7 GW is rendered as a mid-ground industrial facility with a wood-chip storage dome and modest chimney; hydro 1.8 GW appears as a concrete run-of-river weir and powerhouse beside a calm river in the middle distance; offshore wind 1.1 GW is faintly visible as a cluster of turbines on the far horizon; solar 0.8 GW is represented by a small field of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon panels sitting dark and inactive, reflecting no light. Time is 05:00 pre-dawn: the sky is deep blue-grey with no direct sunlight, no warm glow, only the faintest pale luminance along the eastern horizon; the overcast ceiling is complete and oppressive, conveying a sense of heavy atmospheric pressure and high electricity prices. Industrial sodium-orange lights illuminate the coal and gas plants. Lush midsummer vegetation — tall grass, leafy deciduous trees — reflects the warm 21°C temperature. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters such as Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen — rich, dark colour palette of indigo, slate grey, amber, and forest green; visible, expressive brushwork; dramatic atmospheric depth with layers of industrial haze; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and smokestack; the mood is contemplative and monumental. No text, no labels.