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

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, 47 percent of the electricity generated in Germany will come from renewable sources in the current year. Up to and including mid-July, wind and solar systems in Germany produced almost 100 terawatt hours (TWH) electricity. For comparison: With brown and hard coal it was 84 TWh. According to a report by the Handelsblatt, the proportion of coal -fired power plants in German electricity generation in the first half of the year has surprisingly dropped. "Wind, solar and even gas systems displaced hard coal power plants on a large scale from the market, but increasingly also brown coal systems."

Accord 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 included 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 So Lignite Plants.