The four charts compare the electricity generated between German and France in 2009, and it is measured in billions KWh.
Overall, it can be seen that conventional thermal was the main source of electricity in Germany, whereas nuclear was the main source in France.
The bulk of electricity in Germany whose total output was 560 billion KWh, came from conventional thermal, at 56. 9%. In France, the total output was lower 510 billion KWh, and in contrast to Germany, conventional thermal accounted for just 10. 3%, with most electricity coming from nuclear power 76. %. In Germany, the proportion of nuclear power generated electricity was only one fifth of the total.
Moving on to renewables, this accounted for quite similar proportions for both Countries ranging from around 14% to 17% of the total electricity generated. In detail, in Germany, most of the renewables consisted of wind and biomass, totalling around 75% which was higher than hydroelectric 17. 7% and solar 6. 1%. The situation was very different in France, where hydroelectric made up 80. 5% of renewable electricity with biomass, wind and solar making up the remaining 20%. Neither country used geothermal energy.
The four charts compare the
electricity
generated between German and France in 2009, and it
is measured
in billions
KWh
.
Overall
, it can be
seen
that conventional thermal was the main source of
electricity
in Germany, whereas nuclear was the main source in France.
The bulk of
electricity
in Germany whose total output was 560 billion
KWh
, came from conventional thermal, at 56. 9%. In France, the total output was lower 510 billion
KWh
, and
in contrast
to Germany, conventional thermal accounted for
just
10. 3%, with most
electricity
coming from nuclear power 76. %. In Germany, the proportion of nuclear power generated
electricity
was
only
one fifth of the total.
Moving on to renewables, this accounted for quite similar proportions for both Countries ranging from around 14% to 17% of the total
electricity
generated. In detail, in Germany, most of the renewables consisted of wind and biomass,
totalling
around 75% which was higher than hydroelectric 17. 7% and solar 6. 1%. The situation was
very
different
in France, where hydroelectric made up 80. 5% of renewable
electricity
with biomass, wind and solar making up the remaining 20%. Neither country
used
geothermal energy.