--- description: The country’s Energiewende energy transition has crossed another milestone title: Germany Sets New Record for Renewable Generation image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt892f498d1ff0429a/69869dc935ba6f7caac033cb/450753030.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Germany Now Produces 28.5% of Energy from Renewables  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 30, 2014 3:28 PM CUT  Wind turbines stand on June 17, 2014 near Wernitz, Germany. Wind turbines stand on June 17, 2014 near Wernitz, Germany.Sean Gallup—Getty Images  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 30, 2014 3:28 PM CUT Germany set a new record on green energy in the first half of 2014, by producing 28.5% of its energy entirely from renewable sources, according to a [report](http://www.bdew.de/internet.nsf/id/20140729-pi-erneuerbare-energien-erreichen-neuen-rekordwert-de "undefined") released Tuesday by the energy trade association BDEW. The industrial powerhouse of Europe, Germany is undergoing a massive shift in the way it produces energy as it attempts to become a country powered almost entirely by solar, wind, hydro and biomass energy sources. In the first half of 2014, wind generation in Germany increased 21.4% while solar grew by 27.3%. The state-subsidized transition to renewables, known as _Energiewende_, has not been without high costs. Energy [prices](http://world.time.com/2013/05/28/the-cost-of-green-germany-tussles-over-the-bill-for-its-energy-revolution/ "undefined") are among the highest in Europe and greenhouse gas emissions have actually increased in the near term as Germany’s post-Fukushima drawdown of nuclear power has led to an increase in the use of coal to make up for lost [production](http://science.time.com/2013/09/19/germanys-clean-energy-revolution-hits-speed-bumps/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3059043/germany-green-energy-renewables/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3059043/germany-green-energy-renewables/"},"headline":"Germany Now Produces 28.5% of Energy from Renewables","datePublished":"2014-07-30T15:28:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:25:17.627Z","description":"The country’s Energiewende energy transition has crossed another milestone","url":"https://time.com/3059043/germany-green-energy-renewables/","keywords":["Nuclear","coal","energy","Germany","solar"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt892f498d1ff0429a/69869dc935ba6f7caac033cb/450753030.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt892f498d1ff0429a/69869dc935ba6f7caac033cb/450753030.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Wind Turbines","caption":"Wind Turbines","creditText":"Sean Gallup—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3059043/germany-green-energy-renewables/","name":"Germany Now Produces 28.5% of Energy from Renewables"}}]}] ```