Brown coal, wind, and gas dominate nighttime generation as Germany imports ~7.9 GW to meet elevated demand.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 30%
Wind offshore 8%
Biomass 9%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 14%
Hard coal 9%
Brown coal 28%
49%
Renewable share
16.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
43.6 GW
Total generation
-7.9 GW
Net import
123.3 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
10.6°C / 2 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
362
gCO₂/kWh
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Brown coal 12.1 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station complex with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes into the black sky; wind onshore 12.9 GW spans the right third as dozens of tall three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers receding into the distance across flat farmland, their red aviation warning lights blinking in the darkness, blades barely turning in the near-calm air; natural gas 6.2 GW appears centre-right as a compact CCGT facility with tall single exhaust stacks venting shimmering heat haze and a faint blue-orange glow from turbine halls; hard coal 3.8 GW sits centre-left as a smaller coal station with a single rectangular cooling tower and conveyor belts; biomass 4.1 GW is rendered as a mid-ground cluster of industrial biogas digesters with green domed tanks and small stacks with faint exhaust; hydro 1.3 GW appears as a modest dam structure in the far middle distance with illuminated spillway; wind offshore 3.3 GW is suggested on the far-right horizon as tiny red lights on distant turbines barely visible beyond a dark plain. The sky is completely black and overcast — no stars, no moon, no twilight glow — a heavy 100% cloud deck pressing down oppressively, lit from below only by the sodium-orange and industrial-white lights of the power stations. The atmosphere feels heavy and expensive — thick, humid March air at 10.6°C with a faint mist softening distant lights. Early spring vegetation is sparse and dull green-brown. High-voltage transmission pylons with glowing insulators stride across the middle ground, cables sagging under heavy current flow. Highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette dominated by deep navy, burnt umber, and warm industrial orange; visible impasto brushwork; dramatic chiaroscuro between the black sky and the glowing industrial facilities; atmospheric depth with receding layers of infrastructure; meticulous engineering accuracy on turbine nacelles, three-blade rotors, aluminium cooling tower ribbing, and CCGT exhaust geometry. The mood is brooding and industrial-sublime. No text, no labels.