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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.
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.
Biomass from wood is made of waste (sawdust). Also much biomass is methane and biodiesel.
Literally entire forests are being cut down and shipped to EU countries. Now searching for a source about what I’ve read before about US and Canadian forests being cut down, I found EU forests are also being burned Link Link Link. But the US is the largest supplier of wood Link Link. Also Canadian forests are being exported Link.
Edit: Biodiesel is also a thing. Massive parts of the Brazilian rainforest are being cut down for plantations for biodiesel Link Link. In Indonesia same story Link
Ok fine, but we’re talking about Germany here and they don’t import renewables.
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.
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.
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.