The pie charts illustrate 
power
 plant production Use synonyms
sources
 in two major categories, all types and  renewables, in Use synonyms
Germany
 and Use synonyms
France
, in 2009. Use synonyms
Overall
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Germany
's electricity relied mostly on conventional thermal Use synonyms
while
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France
  depended on nuclear Use synonyms
power
. Use synonyms
Moreover
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Germany
's proportion of renewable Use synonyms
sources
 usage was larger than Use synonyms
France
's.
To commence with, conventional thermal was the biggest proportion of electricity production at 59.6% in Use synonyms
Germany
, but Use synonyms
France
 used nuclear energy as their main source of Use synonyms
power
 at 76%. Use synonyms
Therefore
, in Linking Words
Germany
, nuclear energy  contributed  23%, yet, in Use synonyms
France
, conventional thermal accounted for 10.3%.
Regarding  renewable Use synonyms
sources
 application, Use synonyms
Germany
 led the renewable Use synonyms
sources
 consumption at 17.4%, Use synonyms
otherwise
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France
 only 13.4%. In detail, biomass was the major source of renewable energy in Use synonyms
Germany
 at 39.3%. Meanwhile, in Use synonyms
France
 hydroelectric was the largest contributor at 80.5%. Wind Use synonyms
power
  contributed  36.9% in Use synonyms
Germany
, only had a 10.5% proportion in Use synonyms
France
. Use synonyms
Furthermore
, geothermal was the only renewable source which had not yet been used in both countries.Linking Words