Wind leads at 19.4 GW but 12.9 GW net imports are needed as evening demand peaks under full cloud cover.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 30%
Wind offshore 12%
Solar 4%
Biomass 10%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 15%
Hard coal 11%
Brown coal 15%
59%
Renewable share
19.4 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
1.6 GW
Solar
45.5 GW
Total generation
-12.9 GW
Net import
137.2 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
16.1°C / 7 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 34.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
279
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 13.8 GW dominates the right half of the scene as dozens of tall three-blade turbines with white tubular towers and detailed nacelles stretching across rolling green hills in long receding rows; wind offshore 5.6 GW appears as a distant cluster of turbines on the far-right horizon above a faintly visible sea line; brown coal 7.0 GW occupies the left foreground as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic concrete cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes, conveyor belts of dark lignite visible at the base; natural gas 6.7 GW sits left of centre as a pair of compact CCGT blocks with tall slender exhaust stacks and heat recovery units, modest clean exhaust visible; hard coal 4.9 GW appears just right of the brown coal complex as a coal-fired station with a single large chimney and coal stockpile; biomass 4.5 GW is rendered as a mid-ground wood-chip-fed CHP plant with a tall flue and steam wisp beside stacked timber; solar 1.6 GW is a small cluster of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon panels in the centre-right foreground, their surfaces dark and unreflective under heavy clouds; hydro 1.3 GW appears as a modest concrete dam with a spillway nestled in a valley at far left. The sky is dusk at 19:00 in April: a narrow band of deep orange-red glow clings to the lower western horizon, rapidly fading into slate grey and darkening blue-grey overhead, thick 100% cloud cover pressing down oppressively with no breaks or stars visible. The atmosphere feels heavy and expensive — the high price of 137.2 EUR/MWh conveyed through a dense, brooding, almost suffocating overcast pressing low over the industrial landscape. Spring vegetation: fresh green grass and budding deciduous trees at 16°C, gentle breeze barely stirring the branches. Sodium streetlights along an access road are just flickering on, casting amber pools. Painted in the style of a highly detailed 19th-century German Romantic oil painting — rich impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth and chiaroscuro, dramatic tonal contrasts between the glowing horizon and the dark industrial silhouettes — yet every turbine blade, cooling tower, and exhaust stack is rendered with meticulous engineering accuracy. No text, no labels.