E.ON knows very well what the achievements of people in Germany are. Everywhere, new ideas are being created, innovations are being developed, people are being creative, researching, teaching, working and demonstrating social commitment. E.ON not only supplies power and gas, one of the main prerequisites for all these activities. The company is actively involved, with performance and dedication, in developing solutions to energy problems that will play a key role in the future: “It is our firm conviction that our actions are ultimately judged by the world that we create for future generations“, says Wulf Bernotat, Chairman of the E.ON Board of Management and the Board of Trustees of the initiative “Germany – Land of Ideas“.

E.ON invests in energy efficiency and climate protection and is actively involved in national and international energy technology research projects. Just three examples are outlined below: A unique project, “COMTES700“, a unique project for the development of advanced coal-fired power plants, is currently in progress in North Rhine-Westphalia. The pilot plant is in operation at the Scholven power plant. The “700“ in the project name refers to the steam temperatures of 700°C used at the plant. The high steam temperature boosts efficiency to 50 percent, meaning that the new plant requires almost 30 percent less coal to generate the same quantity of power as a conventional plant. Apart from E.ON, other partners in the project include leading European energy suppliers and four major power plant producers.