You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The pie charts show the electricity generated in Germany and France from all sources and renewables in the year 2009. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The pie charts illustrate the electricity generation in

Germany

and

France

from all types and renewables in 2009.

Overall

, it is noticeable that conventional thermal was the significant source in

Germany

whereas

France

relied mainly on nuclear power. Another point to note is that

Germany

used biomass the most in renewable energy whilst hydroelectric was the most substantial renewable power in

France

.

Firstly

, conventional thermal contributed markedly, with 59.6% in

Germany

, followed by nuclear, with 23.0% and

then

renewables, with 17.4%.

In contrast

, nuclear energy was the major contribution, with 76.0%.

Likewise

, conventional thermal and renewables contributed considerably low, with 10.3% and 13.7% respectively.

Furthermore

, in terms of renewable energy,

Germany

used biomass the most, with 39.3% and the wind was slightly lower, with 36.9%.

In addition

, hydroelectric and solar contributed a mere 17.7% and 6.1% respectively.

However

, hydroelectric contributed a greater proportion in

France

, with 80.5%

while

only 10.5% of wind, 8.1% of biomass and 0.9% of solar were used.