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4.2.2 POWER PRODUCTION IN GERMANY

The Figure 4.7 shows the German breakdown of power generation for the period 2009 –2012. The main sources are represented by fossil fuels 1) , covering around two thirds of the total electricity production mix in a slightly incresing trend. Nucle- ar energy has decreased from near a fourth of the total till around 17% and the currently experienced trend is expected to further decrease following the decision to phase-out all national nuclear plants.

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Figure 4.7: Power Generation in Germany by source 2009 – 2012 (ENTSOG elaborations on ENTSO-E data)

In the renewable field, wind and solar are the most promising RES in term of relative growth rates, since hydroelectric production seems to have reached a stable and contained contribution at around 4%. In particular, significant growth must be no- ticed for solar energy, increasing more than four times in the period till reaching around 5% of the total energy mix. Wind is marked by less remarkable growth, but remains the most significant renewable source for power production (8.5%).

1) Natural gas and coal disaggregated data are not available, so the graph shows in a qualitative and undetermined way the aggregated value of the two electricity sources (oil is not representing a significant part of this figure).

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