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Emissions

Environmental considerations are foremost in whatever E.ON undertakes. Social responsibility is a key driving force in E.ON’s environmental awareness. And so, E.ON conducts ongoing research into boosting efficiency and reducing any burden on the environment.

On one hand this research focuses on new, sustainable sources (wind power, biomass, and hydro power) and methods to reduce the consumption of energy. This covers both supply and demand sides. On the other hand, E.ON enhances technology and processes for traditional, fossil methods. Hence, when decision time comes around the latest technology is always to hand. Meanwhile, there will be ongoing research programmes into further improvements.

To take an example: looking at the development and construction of MPP3 technology is already in place for a power station with a 46% efficiency factor. This is much higher than existing coal-fired power stations. Indeed, use of primary power per kilowatt hour - and CO2 emissions - is 20% lower.
While this is happening research is also underway into potential for realising 50% efficiency. This power station, which could be operational in 2014, operates under very high temperatures and pressures. Among other things this requires the development of new materials and construction methods. In late 2006 E.ON clustered all technical renewal in the Innovate.On programme.
Increasing efficiency is a major factor in reducing the burden on the environment. But E.ON is also conducting research in other areas to reduce environmental effects. Examples here are capture, storage and re-use of CO2. Other examples are transportation and re-use of heat released in generating electricity (urban heating, market gardening, …).

The overview below shows how the emissions for MPP3 relate to other installations and standards.

The values stated for dust can be jointly guaranteed with the manufacturer of the electrostatic filter. Actual emissions levels may be lower. To gain insights measurements are carried out in spring 2007, jointly with DCMR, in the stack of the existing units.
A new DeNOx-installation was erected in autumn 2006, at the time of the overhaul of the existing units on the Maasvlakte. This means that on the start-up of MPP3 total emissions of NOx for three units will be lower than at the start of 2006 for two units.

3. BlmSchV = German regulations on emissions

IPPC = Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change

BREF = Best available technology under EU regulations

EFM 1/2 = the two existing units on the Maasvlakte

MPP3 = the newly to be constructed power station on the Maasvlakte