Our Focus

The development of technologies and regulatory boundary conditions as well as the changes in customer behaviour are main drivers for a sustainable transformation of the energy system. It is still unclear how the future energy system might look like, but E.ON assumes the following trends: Changes in power generation Increasing additions in renewable capacity, decrease in generation and increase in flexibility for conventional power plants. "Decarbonization" of heating and transport Operation of electrical components which are supplied by increasingly CO2 free generated electricity (e-vehicles, heat pumps) Decoupling of generation and consumption The consumption of electricity will be synchronized with generation to some extent via storage and demand side management. Distributed energy The share of distributed generation will grow, e.g. photovoltaics, microCHP (combined heat and power), which can even serve as reserve margin in times of low renewable electricity production. Integrated infrastructure An integrated infrastructure for information and communication will be the backbone of such a distributed energy system and links together the various components in residential areas, offices and industry.

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Technology dimension of E.ON strategy cleaner & better

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Adapt
Using existing technology for new business models, for example Electrolyzer for Power to Gas.

Innovate
Develop and deliver new technologies for new business for example E-Mobility Vehicle to Grid.

Enable
Keep and extend business options with new technologies for example new floating foundations for Offshore Wind.

Optimize
Maximize existing business performance for example advanced condition monitoring combined-cycle gas turbines (CCGT).

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Maximize existing business performance for example advanced condition monitoring combined-cycle gas turbines (CCGT).

www.eon.com/en/about-us/innovation/our-focus.html Created on: 11/04/2013

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