Strong onshore wind leads at 28.9 GW alongside 19.5 GW of fossil thermal under overcast autumn darkness.
Generation mix
Wind onshore 48%
Wind offshore 10%
Biomass 7%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 10%
Hard coal 7%
Brown coal 15%
68%
Renewable share
35.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
60.1 GW
Total generation
+1.0 GW
Net export
160.0 EUR/MWh
Day-ahead price
11.0°C / 24 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E) · surface estimate from 100 m wind
100.0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
228
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 28.9 GW dominates the right two-thirds of the scene as vast ranks of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across dark rolling hills, rotors spinning vigorously in strong wind; wind offshore 6.3 GW appears on the far right horizon as a cluster of offshore turbines barely visible against the black North Sea; brown coal 9.2 GW occupies the left foreground as massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lights; natural gas 6.0 GW sits centre-left as a compact CCGT power station with tall single exhaust stacks venting heat shimmer, illuminated by industrial floodlights; hard coal 4.3 GW appears behind the gas plant as a smaller station with conveyor belts and a coal stockpile, chimney releasing faint grey smoke; biomass 4.5 GW is a modest facility with wood-chip silos and a green-tinged exhaust, positioned between the coal plants and the wind turbines; hydro 0.9 GW is a small dam and powerhouse nestled in a valley in the distant centre background. Time is 20:00 in October: the sky is completely black, no twilight, no sky glow, deep navy-to-black firmament with heavy 100% cloud cover obscuring any stars. All illumination comes from artificial sources — sodium-orange streetlights lining a road in the foreground, white industrial floodlights on the power stations, red aviation warning lights blinking atop every wind turbine nacelle and cooling tower. The atmosphere feels oppressive and heavy, reflecting the high electricity price — low clouds pressing down, steam plumes flattening and spreading ominously in the strong wind. Autumn vegetation: bare-branching oaks and beeches with a few remaining brown leaves, wet grass at 11°C glistening under the artificial light. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape masters such as Caspar David Friedrich and Carl Blechen, with rich impasto brushwork, dramatic chiaroscuro between the deep darkness and the warm industrial glow, atmospheric depth achieved through layered mist and steam, meticulous engineering accuracy on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower curvature, and CCGT stack detail. No text, no labels.