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Germany hits 62.7% renewables in 2024 electricity mix, with solar contributing 14% (www.pv-magazine.com)
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) reports that Germany generated 72.2 TWh of solar in Germany in 2024, accounting for 14% of total electricity generation.

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[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not renewables, no. But they do import biomass. And here is a shipping list of biomass imports into Germany, importing most biomass from India, Russia and Turkey.

Also, burning lignite (braunkohle) is the worst possible form of producing energy. Lowest efficiency while producing the most pollution. This is an environmental nightmare. Why even care about renewable energy when you're still burning lignite.

[–] suzune@ani.social 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Maybe it's imported for fuel and not for electricity.

The EU energy market is broken. If you stop burning braunkohle the price for electricity will drop drastically. The most expensive plant makes the prices. And in this case it's braunkohle.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Biomass power plants run on fuel. I haven't seen a car running on wood. Also, Germany is a very large exporter of bio diesel so I doubt they import that.