In Germany, the electricity mix is ​​47% renewable - In Germany, 47% of the electricity mix is ​​renewable

Published on: August 22, 2019 / Update from: August 22, 2020 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

In Germany the electricity mix is ​​47% renewable – @shutterstock | Christos Georghiou

the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, 47 percent of the electricity generated in Germany this year comes from renewable sources. Up to and including mid-July, wind and solar systems in this country produced almost 100 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity. For comparison: For lignite and hard coal it was 84 TWh. According to a report by the Handelsblatt , the share of coal-fired power plants in German electricity generation fell surprisingly sharply in the first half of the year. “Wind, solar and even gas systems are displacing hard coal-fired power plants from the market on a large scale, but increasingly also lignite plants.”

According to the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems , 47 percent of the electricity generated in Germany this year comes from renewable sources. Up to and including mid-July, wind and solar plants in Germany produced almost 100 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity. By comparison, lignite and hard coal produced 84 TWh. According to a report in the Handelsblatt , the share of coal-fired power plants in German electricity generation fell surprisingly sharply in the first half of the year. “Wind, solar and even gas power plants have driven hard coal-fired power plants out of the market on a large scale, but increasingly also lignite plants.