Strong overnight wind dominates at 44.5 GW, pushing Germany into 6.9 GW net export under full overcast.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 66%
Wind offshore 9%
Solar 0%
Biomass 7%
Hydro 2%
Natural gas 5%
Hard coal 5%
Brown coal 6%
84%
Renewable share
44.5 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
59.3 GW
Total generation
+6.9 GW
Net export
22.1 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
8.6°C / 19 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
99% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
110
gCO₂/kWh
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Wind onshore 39.2 GW dominates the scene as vast ranks of three-blade turbines on lattice and tubular towers stretching across rolling hills from the centre to the far right, their rotors spinning briskly in strong wind; wind offshore 5.3 GW appears as a distant cluster of taller offshore turbines visible on a dark horizon line at far right; brown coal 3.4 GW occupies the left foreground as a lignite power station with two massive hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes lit from below by sodium-orange industrial lights; hard coal 3.0 GW sits adjacent as a smaller coal plant with rectangular boiler house, tall chimneys, and conveyor belts, glowing dimly; natural gas 3.0 GW appears as a compact CCGT facility with a single gleaming exhaust stack and modest vapour trail, positioned left of centre; biomass 4.1 GW is rendered as a mid-ground wood-chip-fed power station with a conical fuel silo and moderate smokestack; hydro 1.2 GW appears as a small run-of-river weir and powerhouse beside a dark stream in the middle distance. TIME: 23:00, full night — the sky is completely black with no twilight glow whatsoever, 99% cloud cover means no stars or moon visible, just a deep opaque dark-navy canopy. Lighting comes exclusively from sodium streetlamps casting orange pools along roads, red aviation warning lights blinking atop every turbine nacelle and smokestack, and white floodlights illuminating the industrial facilities. The landscape is early-spring central German terrain: bare deciduous trees beginning to bud, damp green-brown grass at 8.6°C, puddles reflecting orange light. Wind visibly animates the scene — steam plumes shear sideways, flags snap taut, grass bends. The low price of 22.1 EUR/MWh is evoked by a calm, open, spacious composition without oppressive atmosphere. 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, deep chiaroscuro between industrial light and surrounding darkness, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, and smokestack, atmospheric depth achieved through layered planes of darkness receding to the horizon. No text, no labels.