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Saturday, 9 November 2024

(EMB) GERMANY HITS NEW RENEWABLE POWER RECORD

German renewables hit records in the first nine months of 2024, accounting for 59% of total power generation. This marks a considerable increase from 52% in the same period of 2023, and continues the trend of strong growth in recent years.

The increase in renewables’ share was driven by wind and solar, which combined grew from 40% in 2023 to 45% in 2024. Meanwhile, the share of hydro increased from 4% to 5% and bioenergy remained largely unchanged.

Renewables generated a record 206 TWh between January and September 2024, 20 TWh (11%) more than the same period in 2023. This is enough to power around 5.9 million households. Wind and solar generation increased by 16 TWh (11%), also marking a new record. Hydro increased by 4 TWh (25%).

This year marks a major milestone for Germany’s electricity generation. In the first nine months of 2024, wind and solar (156 TWh) generated more electricity than fossil fuels (140 TWh) for the first year ever, continuing the pattern observed over the first half of the year.

Solar was the key contributor to strong renewables growth in Germany in 2024. Solar generated a record 62 TWh over January to September 2024, an 18% increase from 53 TWh over the same period in 2023. As a result, solar accounted for nearly half (47%) of the increase in Germany’s total renewable generation. More of this aericle (Ember) - link - more like this ( Germany) - link - more like this (renewables) - link

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