Brown coal, gas, and hard coal dominate a calm, clear night with minimal wind and heavy net imports.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 17%
Wind offshore 1%
Biomass 15%
Hydro 5%
Natural gas 23%
Hard coal 12%
Brown coal 28%
37%
Renewable share
5.2 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
0.0 GW
Solar
29.1 GW
Total generation
-12.5 GW
Net import
122.9 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
7.6°C / 1 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
6% / 0.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
428
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Brown coal 8.0 GW dominates the left third of the scene as a massive lignite power station with four hyperbolic cooling towers emitting thick white 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 slender exhaust stacks releasing thin heat shimmer against the dark sky; hard coal 3.5 GW appears centre-right as a smaller coal-fired plant with a single large chimney and conveyor infrastructure; biomass 4.3 GW is rendered as a cluster of medium-sized biomass CHP facilities with ribbed silos and modest stacks glowing warmly; wind onshore 4.9 GW occupies the far right as a sparse row of three-blade turbines on lattice towers standing perfectly still with no blade motion; hydro 1.4 GW appears as a small concrete dam and powerhouse nestled in the mid-ground valley. The scene is set at 23:00 on a clear April night — completely dark sky, deep navy-to-black, scattered bright stars visible through 6% cloud cover, no twilight glow whatsoever. All illumination comes from artificial sources: sodium-orange streetlights lining an access road, white industrial floodlights on the power stations, glowing control room windows. The atmosphere feels heavy and oppressive despite the clear sky, reflecting the high electricity price — a faint industrial haze hangs low around the cooling towers. Early spring vegetation: bare-branched trees just beginning to bud, dormant brown-green grass at 7.6°C. Painted as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape art — rich, dark palette of deep blues, warm oranges, and coal blacks — visible impasto brushwork, atmospheric depth with layers of industrial haze receding into darkness, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower ribbing, and exhaust stack. No text, no labels.