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Germany hits 62.7% renewables in 2024 electricity mix, with solar contributing 14%
(www.pv-magazine.com)
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Ok fine, but we're talking about Germany here and they don't import renewables.
Not renewables, no. But they do import biomass. And here is a shipping list of biomass imports into Germany, importing most biomass from India, Russia and Turkey.
Also, burning lignite (braunkohle) is the worst possible form of producing energy. Lowest efficiency while producing the most pollution. This is an environmental nightmare. Why even care about renewable energy when you're still burning lignite.
Maybe it's imported for fuel and not for electricity.
The EU energy market is broken. If you stop burning braunkohle the price for electricity will drop drastically. The most expensive plant makes the prices. And in this case it's braunkohle.
Biomass power plants run on fuel. I haven't seen a car running on wood. Also, Germany is a very large exporter of bio diesel so I doubt they import that.