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Germany: Renewables Account for 55.8% in First Half of 2020
Image description below*Official Press Release Fraunhofer ISE:
German Net Electricity Generation in First Half of 2020: Renewables Reach Record Share of 55.8 Percent
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE just presented the data on the net electricity generation for the public power supply for the first half of 2020, which is based on data available on the Energy Charts platform. At 55.8 percent, the share of renewables set a new record. In February, their share even reached a new high of 61.8 percent.
In the first six months of 2020, solar and wind fed a total of 102.9 terawatt hours (TWh) into the public grid, compared with 92.3 TWh in the first half of 2019. By contrast, coal-fired power generation declined sharply, with the share from lignite falling to 13.7 percent and hard coal to just 6 percent. Wind power was again the strongest contributor, accounting for 30.6 percent. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are... ... More: Official Press Release Fraunhofer ISE
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