Wind leads at 14.7 GW combined; heavy thermal dispatch and 6.1 GW net imports meet elevated evening demand under overcast skies.
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Generation mix
Wind onshore 26%
Wind offshore 10%
Solar 13%
Biomass 11%
Hydro 3%
Natural gas 13%
Hard coal 7%
Brown coal 16%
63%
Renewable share
14.7 GW
Wind (on + offshore)
5.3 GW
Solar
41.1 GW
Total generation
-6.2 GW
Net import
126.5 €/MWh
Day-ahead price
11.9°C / 2 km/h
Temp / Wind speed
Open-Meteo, Kassel (51.3°N 9.5°E)
100% / 28.0 W/m²
Cloud cover / Radiation
253
gCO₂/kWh
Image prompt
Wind onshore 10.7 GW dominates the right half of the composition as dozens of tall three-blade turbines with white tubular towers and nacelles stretching across rolling green hills into the distance; wind offshore 4.0 GW appears on the far right horizon as a cluster of turbines standing in a grey sea barely visible through haze. Brown coal 6.6 GW occupies the left foreground as a massive lignite power station with three hyperbolic concrete cooling towers emitting thick white steam plumes, surrounded by conveyor belts and open-pit mine terraces. Natural gas 5.5 GW sits left of centre as a compact CCGT plant with a tall single exhaust stack and a smaller heat-recovery steam generator building, thin exhaust wisps rising. Solar 5.3 GW appears in the centre-left middle ground as rows of aluminium-framed crystalline silicon panels on a flat field, reflecting only the dull grey sky — no sunshine, no glint. Hard coal 3.1 GW is rendered as a traditional coal plant with a single large chimney and coal bunkers to the left behind the gas plant. Biomass 4.5 GW appears as a cluster of modest wood-chip-fired units with short stacks and timber storage yards in the centre background. Hydro 1.4 GW is a small dam and spillway visible in a river valley at the far centre. TIME OF DAY: 19:00 in mid-May Berlin — late dusk, a thin band of deep orange-red glow along the lower western horizon, the sky above transitioning from grey-purple to darkening slate blue, full 100% overcast cloud layer pressing low and heavy, creating an oppressive atmospheric mood reflecting the high 126.5 EUR/MWh price. Temperature 11.9°C: lush spring-green vegetation on the hills, fresh leaves on scattered deciduous trees, damp cool atmosphere. Light wind at ground level — grass barely moves, but turbine blades turn steadily at hub height. A few sodium-orange streetlights are beginning to flicker on near the industrial facilities. The entire scene is rendered as a highly detailed oil painting in the tradition of 19th-century German Romantic landscape painters — rich, deep colour palette of slate greys, muted greens, burnt orange at the horizon, visible confident brushwork, atmospheric depth and sfumato in the distant haze, meticulous engineering detail on every turbine nacelle, cooling tower, exhaust stack, and solar panel frame. The mood is solemn, industrial, and grand. No text, no labels.