The given charts compare electricity generation from all sources of energy in Germany and France in 2009, measured in billions kWh. Overall, it is clear that conventional thermal took up the majority of electricity produced in Germany, while nuclear was the mainstream energy source in France.
In 2009, Germany used conventional thermal as a primary source of energy which accounted for 59,6% of total electricity produced, compared to a mere 10.3% in France. The proportion of nuclear contribution to electricity production in France was completely opposite to Germany where it sat at 2nd place, in France nuclear took up 76% of all electricity generated. Renewables’ figures in Germany and France were 17.4% and 13.7%, respectively.
Diving deeper, in Germany, most of the renewables consisted of biomass and wind, totaling to around 76%, which is far higher than that of hydroelectric (17.7%) and solar (6.1%). The situation was very different in France, where hydroelectric made up four-fifths of renewables, with biomass, wind, and solar soaking up the remaining 19.5%. Neither country used geothermal energy