Germany's capacity of biomass power plants increased to 9,301 megawatts in 2020. This was the peak in the period of consideration and a 65-fold increase compared to 1990. The year-on-year growth in 2009 and 2011 was particularly prominent.
Cumulative capacity of biomass power plants in Germany from 1990 to 2020 (in megawatts)
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BMWK. (March 21, 2021). Cumulative capacity of biomass power plants in Germany from 1990 to 2020 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/449300/biomass-plants-cumulative-capacity-germany/
BMWK. "Cumulative capacity of biomass power plants in Germany from 1990 to 2020 (in megawatts)." Chart. March 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449300/biomass-plants-cumulative-capacity-germany/
BMWK. (2021). Cumulative capacity of biomass power plants in Germany from 1990 to 2020 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449300/biomass-plants-cumulative-capacity-germany/
BMWK. "Cumulative Capacity of Biomass Power Plants in Germany from 1990 to 2020 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449300/biomass-plants-cumulative-capacity-germany/
BMWK, Cumulative capacity of biomass power plants in Germany from 1990 to 2020 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449300/biomass-plants-cumulative-capacity-germany/ (last visited June 02, 2023)
Cumulative capacity of biomass power plants in Germany from 1990 to 2020 (in megawatts) [Graph], BMWK, March 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/449300/biomass-plants-cumulative-capacity-germany/