Data of Sun and Earth

The share of renewable energies in German electricity generation has increased impressively in recent years. However, the expansion is still too slow to achieve the climate protection targets, and the pace of expansion of photovoltaic and wind power has dropped significantly in recent years.

The sun is the center point of our sun system and origin of all life. The sun shines already 5 billion years with its present power. Even the fossil energy sources are stored solar energy. Most of the renewable energy sources also come directly or indirectly from the sun. The sun consists of about 80 % hydrogen, 20 % helium and only 0.1 % other elements. The following table compares the most important data of sun and earth.