According
to
provisional
estimates,
renewables
are
likely
to
contribute
23%
of
Germany’s
electricity
output
in
2012,
up
from
20%
last
year,
the
German
Association
for
Energy
and
Water
Industries
(BDEW)
said
today.
Wind
continues
to
be
the
leading
renewable
source,
providing
8%
of
the
country’s
electricity
generation.
Biomass
was
responsible
for
6%
of
power
output,
followed
by
PV
with
5%.
PV
is
expected
to
have
boosted
its
output
this
year
to
28.5
terawatt
hours,
up
from
19.3
terawatt
hours
in
2011.
Hydropower
follows
with
3%
and
biogenic
waste
with
1%
of
German
electricity
generation.
The
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