Coal is Again Germany’s Main Energy Source
Coal is again Germany's main energy source. The conventional energy source overtook wind as the largest energy supplier in the first six months of the year. This is happening at a time when there is a major discussion in Germany in the run-up to the elections in September about measures to combat climate change.
According to calculations by the German Federal Statistical Office, 56 percent of the 258.9 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity generated in Germany during this period came from conventional sources such as coal, natural gas or nuclear power. That represented an annual increase of one fifth.
By contrast, the share in the energy mix of renewable energy sources such as wind, solar energy and biogas decreased to 44 percent. This was considerably less compared to the Januar...