Day 15 - Task 1
The pie charts show the electricity generated in Germany and France from all sources and renewables in the year 2009.
Report:
The pie charts provide a breakdown of electricity production in Germany and France in 2009, giving the information for all sources of energy in general and for renewable ones separately.
Overall, the total amount of electricity generated in the two countries was similar, and so was the proportion of renewables in each country’s total energy production, but these were the only similarities. While in Germany, most electricity came from conventional thermal power plants, nuclear sources held the largest share in France. As for renewable sources, biomass and wind power were the two most common types in Germany, whereas hydroelectric power had by far the largest percentage in France.
Germany and France generated almost equal amounts of electricity in the year 2009, at 560 billion kWh and 510 billion kWh, respectively, but the two countries differed dramatically in the types of sources they used. In Germany, conventional thermal power accounted for almost 60% of total electricity output, with nuclear power bringing another 23%. The opposite picture could be seen in France, where more than three quarters of all electricity was produced at nuclear power plants, while only slightly higher than 10% of energy came from conventional thermal sources. Despite these differences, however, the shares of renewables were fairly similar, with Germany’s figure being only a few percentage points higher.
Moving to the information regarding the use of renewable sources of energy, it can be seen that the two countries had barely anything in common. In Germany, the figures for biomass and wind power each stood at almost 40%, with 17.7% more brought by hydroelectric power and only 6.1% – by solar power. In sharp contrast, four-fifths of all renewable energy came from hydroelectric plants in France. Most of the rest was more or less equally split between biomass and wind power, while solar power accounted for less than 1%. Finally, neither country used geothermal energy at all.
Word count: 315 words
Time spent: 24 minutes
The pie charts show the electricity generated in Germany and France from all sources and renewables in the year 2009.
Report:
The pie charts provide a breakdown of electricity production in Germany and France in 2009, giving the information for all sources of energy in general and for renewable ones separately.
Overall, the total amount of electricity generated in the two countries was similar, and so was the proportion of renewables in each country’s total energy production, but these were the only similarities. While in Germany, most electricity came from conventional thermal power plants, nuclear sources held the largest share in France. As for renewable sources, biomass and wind power were the two most common types in Germany, whereas hydroelectric power had by far the largest percentage in France.
Germany and France generated almost equal amounts of electricity in the year 2009, at 560 billion kWh and 510 billion kWh, respectively, but the two countries differed dramatically in the types of sources they used. In Germany, conventional thermal power accounted for almost 60% of total electricity output, with nuclear power bringing another 23%. The opposite picture could be seen in France, where more than three quarters of all electricity was produced at nuclear power plants, while only slightly higher than 10% of energy came from conventional thermal sources. Despite these differences, however, the shares of renewables were fairly similar, with Germany’s figure being only a few percentage points higher.
Moving to the information regarding the use of renewable sources of energy, it can be seen that the two countries had barely anything in common. In Germany, the figures for biomass and wind power each stood at almost 40%, with 17.7% more brought by hydroelectric power and only 6.1% – by solar power. In sharp contrast, four-fifths of all renewable energy came from hydroelectric plants in France. Most of the rest was more or less equally split between biomass and wind power, while solar power accounted for less than 1%. Finally, neither country used geothermal energy at all.
Word count: 315 words
Time spent: 24 minutes