Why a broad energy mix is so important

E.ON Kraftwerke operates combined heat and power plants fired by coal, gas and biomass. Our affiliated company E.ON Wasserkraft runs pumped storage and running-water power stations, and E.ON Kernkraft operates nuclear power stations in Germany. Germany's energy mix has developed over a period of decades and is important for the future too, in terms of secure supplies and stable prices.

E.ON Kraftwerke will therefore use a balanced mix of energy sources, with both hard coal and gas options, as a component of its new construction strategy. In addition to the new coal-fired power plant at the Staudinger site we are planning another coal-fired power plant at Datteln in North-Rhine Westphalia. We also intended to erect two new combined cycle power plants at Irsching in Upper Bavaria.

Shaping the future: responsibly

In the decades to come we will not be able to do without coal as a source of energy if we want to meet our energy needs. By modernizing the Staudinger power plant through the construction of a new, extremely efficient power plant block, E.ON Kraftwerke will therefore be taking a step towards making the energy supply of tomorrow safe, reliable and environmentally friendly. But E.ON Kraftwerke is also facing up to the challenges of the day after tomorrow: climate change, scarcity of raw materials, global competition. Renewable energy sources are becoming ever more important. Reason enough to set new standards with regard to high performance and cost effectiveness.