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
, Linking Words
Germany
's electricity relied mostly on conventional thermal Use synonyms
while
Linking Words
France
depended on nuclear Use synonyms
power
. Use synonyms
Moreover
, Linking Words
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
, Linking Words
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
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