Brown coal and wind lead overnight generation as high temperatures and zero solar drive net imports of 12.6 GW.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 25%
Wind offshore 3%
Biomass 13%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 27%
46%
Renewable share
8.3 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
29.4 GW
Total generation
-12.6 GW
Net import
136.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
29.4°C / 13 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
24.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
383
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.0 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a cluster of massive hyperbolic cooling towers with thick white-grey steam plumes rising into the night sky, lit from below by amber sodium lights; wind onshore 7.4 GW spans the centre-right as a long ridge of three-blade turbines with red aviation warning lights blinking on nacelles, rotors turning in moderate wind; natural gas 4.5 GW appears centre-left as compact CCGT plant blocks with single tall exhaust stacks emitting thin heat shimmer, illuminated by harsh white industrial floodlights; hard coal 3.3 GW sits beside the brown coal as a smaller cluster of rectangular boiler houses with conveyor belts and a single shorter smokestack trailing grey exhaust; biomass 3.7 GW is rendered as a mid-ground facility with rounded storage silos and a modest chimney with faint orange glow at the tip; hydro 1.5 GW appears as a small dam structure in the far right background with water gleaming faintly under artificial light; wind offshore 0.9 GW is suggested at the distant horizon as tiny red-dotted silhouettes on a dark sea line. TIME: midnight, completely dark sky — deep navy-black, no twilight, no sky glow, only stars faintly visible through 24% cloud wisps. The atmosphere is heavy, oppressive, humid summer heat suggested by haze around the cooling tower plumes and a slight golden-brown tint to the industrial light. Lush green deciduous trees in full summer foliage frame the foreground, their leaves barely stirring. High-voltage transmission pylons recede into the distance carrying thick cable bundles, symbolising heavy import flows. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich deep colour palette of indigo, amber, burnt sienna, and ivory; visible impasto brushwork; atmospheric depth with layers of industrial haze; meticulous engineering accuracy on turbine nacelles, three-blade rotors, lattice towers, cooling tower parabolic curves, and CCGT exhaust geometry. The mood is sublime industrial nocturne — monumental, weighty, beautiful. No text, no labels.