Why German Coal Power is Falling Fast in 2019
Germany generated significantly less electricity from coal-fired power stations in the first half of 2019, with output down by more than a fifth compared to a year earlier.
German electricity generation
A Clash of Green and Brown: Coal Stays Strong in Germany
A recent battle over imposing a “climate fee” on coal-fired power plants highlights Germany’s continuing paradox: Even as the nation aspires to be a renewable energy leader, it is exploiting its vast reserves of dirty brown coal.
Renewable Energy Provided One-Third Of Germany’s Power In The First Half Of 2014
Thanks to favorable weather and record production from solar and wind power, renewable energy accounted for approximately 31 percent of Germany’s electricity generation in the first half of 2014.