Brown coal, gas, and hard coal dominate a calm, import-dependent German night with minimal wind and no solar.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 16%
Wind offshore 1%
Biomass 15%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 23%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 28%
37%
Renewable share
4.9 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
29.0 GW
Total generation
-15.5 GW
Net import
126.4 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
9.7°C / 3 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
0% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
433
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.1 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white-grey steam plumes lit from below by orange sodium lamps; natural gas 6.7 GW fills the centre-left as two compact CCGT units with tall single exhaust stacks venting thin heat shimmer into the dark; hard coal 3.5 GW appears centre-right as a smaller coal plant with conveyor belts and a rectangular chimney stack glowing dull red at the tip; wind onshore 4.7 GW is represented by a modest row of three-blade turbines on a ridge in the right background, their rotors nearly motionless in the still air, red aviation warning lights blinking; wind offshore 0.3 GW is a faint pair of turbine silhouettes on the far-right horizon; biomass 4.5 GW appears as a medium-scale biomass CHP facility with a rounded wood-chip silo and moderate steam plume, situated between the gas and coal plants; hydro 1.3 GW is a small dam and spillway visible in the lower-right foreground with water faintly reflecting artificial light. TIME: 22:00 in late April — completely dark sky, deep navy-black, no twilight whatsoever, stars visible through a perfectly clear sky with zero cloud cover. The air is cool spring night at 9.7°C; early deciduous leaves on scattered trees are barely visible in lamplight. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive, reflecting the high electricity price — a faint industrial haze hangs low, trapping the amber glow of sodium streetlights and plant lighting. No sunshine, no solar panels anywhere. The entire scene is illuminated only by artificial light: orange and white industrial floodlights, red warning beacons, and the incandescent glow from plant interiors casting warm rectangles on the ground. Style: highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, dark palette of deep blues, blacks, warm oranges, and sulphurous yellows; visible thick brushwork; atmospheric depth with layered smoke and steam receding into darkness; meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower rib, and exhaust stack. The painting evokes Caspar David Friedrich's sense of sublime scale but applied to an industrial nocturne. No text, no labels.