The pie charts on the left illustrate the proportion of three electricity-generating sources in the German and French markets in 2009 while the charts on the right further detail the composition of the segment of renewable energy in that same year.

The pie charts on the left illustrate the proportion of three

electricity

-generating sources in the German and French markets in 2009

while

the charts on the right

further

detail the composition of the segment of renewable energy in that same year.

Overall

, despite the total

electricity

generation in both countries not differing dramatically, some striking discrepancies can be noted. Germany produced almost six times as much conventional thermal

electricity

than

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France.

Conversely

, the French generated approximately triple the percentage of

electricity

through nuclear power plants compared to the Germans. When zooming in on the share of renewable energies,

further

noteworthy differences can be seen. With 39.3%, the largest segment of the German market in sustainable energy sources originated from biomass,

while

only 8.1% of

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French

electricity

production is based on that source. Wind power makes up 36.9% of the renewables in Germany,

whereas

this

type of

electricity

accounts for only 10.5%

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its French counterpart. In France,

on the other hand

, hydroelectric power dominates the renewable

electricity

market, standing at a share of 80.5%. At 17.7%,

this

segment contributes far less to the field of sustainable

electricity

in Germany.