This year there was comparatively little wind – this is also noticeable in electricity generation. On the other hand, the proportion of lignite and hard coal increased significantly.
The share of renewable energies in German electricity generation has decreased in the current year. Industry associations attribute this, among other things, to the fact that there was comparatively little wind in 2021.
According to preliminary figures from the Federal Association of Energy and Water Management (BDEW) on Tuesday, renewable energies made up 40.9 percent of the gross electricity generation of 582 billion kilowatt hours in this country. In the previous year, their share was 44.1 percent.
Onshore power generation from wind turbines plummeted by 12 percent, according to BDEW. At the same time, the importance of lignite and hard coal as well as mineral oil products grew. Their share in electricity generation was according to the information at 18.6 percent, 9.3 percent and 11.9 percent. According to BDEW, electricity generation from lignite has increased by 18 percent, and that from hard coal by as much as 26.7 percent.
According to the German Brown Coal Industry Association (DEBRIV), the enormous growth rates are also due to the fact that 2020 was unusually windy as a comparison year.