Berlin/Stuttgart (dpa) – Renewable energies covered 58 percent of the demand for electricity in Germany in the first half of the year – more than in the first six months of any previous year. This was revealed by projections carried out by the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW). The figure is nearly three percentage points higher than in the previous year. In 2025 as a whole, renewable energies accounted for 55.8
percent of electricity consumed. “The increase compared to the first six months of the previous year, which were characterised by low wind levels, is attributable in particular to the higher amount of electricity generated onshore (+7.0 percent) and offshore (+28.3 percent),” it was reported. Electricity produced from solar energy grew by 3.7 percent. Due to lower rainfall, less hydroelectric power was generated. A decline by 7.7 percent was registered here. Electricity generated using biomass rose by 0.6 percent.
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