Renewable Electricity Generation in Germany


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Renewable Electricity Generation in Germany

Until beginning of the 1990s only one renewable energy source for electricity generation was relevant: hydro power. At the beginning of the twentieth century the hydroelectricity share of electricity generation was much more than 20 percent. Due to a significant rise of the electricity demand, this share has been reduced drastically although new hydro power stations have been built. After mide of the 1990s wind power has got a significant share of the electricity supply. In 2004 it produced more electricity than hydro power and is now clearly the number one. In 2007 electricity generation from biomass is on the second place before hydro power. The following tables and graphic show the renewable electricity generation since 1990.

Renewable Electricty Generation in Germany

Renewable electricity generation in Germany in GWh (million kWh)

Year	Hydro power ¹	Onshore wind	Offshore wind	Biomass	Photovoltaics	Geothermics
2013	21 200	48 800	1 000	47 800	29 300
2012	21 793	49 948	722	43 350	26 380	25
2011	17 671	48 315	568	37 603	19 559	19
2010	20 953	37 619	174	34 307	11 729	28
2009	19 100	38 600	38	30 400	6 600	19
2008	21 800	40 300		28 700	4 300	18
2007	20 700	39 500		23 800	3 500	0.4
2006	19 871	30 710		17 627	2 220	0.4
2005	21 524	27 229		13 534	1 282	0.2
2004	21 000	25 509		10 463	557	0.2
2003	20 350	18 859		9 132	313	0
2002	23 824	15 786		5 962	188	0
2001	23 383	10 509		5 065	116	0
2000	24 936	7 550		4 129	64	0
1999	21 300	5 528		3 641	42	0
1998	19 000	4 489		3 392	32	0
1997	19 000	3 000		2 479	26	0
1996	18 800	2 200		2 203	16	0
1995	21 600	1 800		2 020	11	0
1994	20 200	940		1 870	8	0
1993	19 000	670		1 570	6	0
1992	18 600	230		1 545	3	0
1991	15 900	140		1 450	2	0
1990	17 000	40		1 422	1	0

1 Hydroelectricity: incl. pumped storage with natural influx
Source: BMU, BEE, AGEB

Year	Total Renewables	Gross consumtion	Renewables share
2013	147 100	596 000	24.7 %
2012	142 393	606 700	23.5 %
2011	123 716	606 800	20.4 %
2010	104 782	615 300	17.0 %
2009	96 700	593 200	16.0 %
2008	95 100	621 600	15.3 %
2007	87 500	616 200	14.2 %
2006	70 428	612 500	11.5 %
2005	63 359	611 200	10.4 %
2004	57 529	618 600	9.3 %
2003	48 654	615 900	7.9 %
2002	45 760	586 700	7.8 %
2001	39 073	580 500	6.7 %
2000	35 679	576 400	6.2 %
1999	29 511	557 300	5.3 %
1998	26 913	556 700	4.8 %
1997	24 505	549 900	4.5 %
1996	23 219	547 400	4.2 %
1995	25 431	541 600	4.7 %
1994	23 018	530 800	4.3 %
1993	21 246	527 900	4.0 %
1992	20 378	532 800	3.8 %
1991	17 492	539 600	3.2 %
1990	18 463	550 700	3.4 %

Sources: DIW, VDEW, BMU, AGEB

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