The electricity produced in Germany and France by all sources and renewables is illustrated in a pie chart for the year 2009.
Overall, both countries had generated electricity from three main sources: conventional thermal, nuclear, and renewables. Additionally, Germany had produced more energy than France. Also, energy produced using geothermal sources was almost null for both countries.
To begin, Germany produced maximum energy from conventional thermal sources, which is around 60%, while around 1/4 of the total was produced by nuclear resources. Similarly, around 17% of the energy was generated from renewables. In renewables, the use of biomass to generate energy was highest at around 2/5 of the total energy generation of renewables, while the contribution of hydroelectric was around 18%, whereas the contribution of solar was one-third of hydroelectric. So, the total output of electricity generation was around 560 billion kWh.
Conversely, a reverse trend was observed in France, as energy produced from nuclear sources was highest at 76%, while it was around 1/10 of the total for conventional thermal. In addition, France used around 14% of renewables for production. Of that, maximum energy was produced from hydroelectric sources at around 80%, while it was around 10% and 8% for wind and biomass, respectively. Finally, France generated 510 billion kWh using all resources and renewables.