The pie charts present some information about the ways power was produced in 2009 in Germany and France.
Overall, both countries used different ways to generate electricity, although renewable types of energy only made up a small amount of total power generation in both countries.
In Germany, around 60% of power was generated from conventional thermal sources, while in France this figure was much lower at just over 10%. The largest source of energy in France was nuclear at about three-quarters. However, Germany produced about three times less energy in this way.
As for renewables, they made up the rest of the power generated, with a figure of 17. 4% in Germany and 13. 7% in France. Germany’s main sources of renewables were biomass (39. 3%) and wind (36. 9%). Another sixth was taken up by hydroelectric, while the remaining 6. 1% of renewable energy came from solar. On the other hand, about four-fifths of France’s renewable energy came from hydroelectric. As a result, energy production from wind (10. 5%) and biomass (8. 1%) was much lower than in Germany, while solar was as well with a tiny 0. 9%. Finally, neither country produced any power from geothermal sources.
The pie charts present
some
information about the ways
power
was produced
in 2009 in Germany and France.
Overall
, both countries
used
different
ways to generate electricity, although
renewable
types of
energy
only
made up a
small
amount of total
power
generation in both countries.
In Germany, around 60% of
power
was generated
from conventional thermal
sources
, while in France this figure was much lower at
just
over 10%. The largest
source
of
energy
in France was nuclear at about three-quarters.
However
, Germany produced about three times less
energy
in this way.
As for
renewables
, they made up the rest of the
power
generated, with a figure of 17. 4% in Germany and 13. 7% in France. Germany’s main
sources
of
renewables
were biomass (39. 3%) and wind (36. 9%). Another sixth
was taken
up by hydroelectric, while the remaining 6. 1% of
renewable
energy
came from solar.
On the other hand
, about four-fifths of France’s
renewable
energy
came from hydroelectric.
As a result
,
energy
production from wind (10. 5%) and biomass (8. 1%) was much lower than in Germany, while solar was
as well
with a tiny 0. 9%.
Finally
, neither country produced any
power
from geothermal
sources
.