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Renewable Energy Made Up 62.7% of Germany’s Electricity in 2024
Renewables are now making up a majority of the net public electricity generation in Germany, according to a new report by Fraunhofer ISE.
Patrick Pleul / picture alliance via Getty Images In addition to rising renewables, reliance on hard coal and lignite for public electricity generation declined by 27.6% and 8.4%, respectively. To boost the continued increase in renewable energy capacity and reduce the use of fossil fuels, Germany has worked to expand battery storage. The German Federal Government has set a target for carbon-neutrality by 2045 as well as goals to end coal-fired power generation and meet 80% of gross electricity consumption with renewable energy sources by 2030, as United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reported.
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