E.ON will build power station of the future

Dusseldorf (ots) -

- Company has launched Group-wide technology initiative
- Projects include offshore wind farms, carbon sequestration and
biogas feed-in

E.ON is planning to build the world's most modern coal-fired power
station. With an unrivalled efficiency of more than 50 percent, the
plant will set new standards in efficiency and global warming
management. The increase in efficiency to 50 percent will be possible
due to the use of new materials in the construction of the power
station. E.ON is currently taking part in the testing of these
materials in the framework of the COMTES 700 project. As things stand
today, E.ON will start building the power station in 2010.

The next technological step in the development of a coal-based
zero-emissions power plant is the sequestration of the greenhouse gas
CO2. E.ON is also playing a pioneering role in the development of
this challenging technology. A carbon capture pilot plant is expected
to be put into operation in Germany until 2010; at the same time,
E.ON will drive the development of carbon storage facilities. These
projects in Germany are complemented by power plant projects in other
countries. In the United States, for example, E.ON is a partner in
the FutureGen project, which is designed to put into operation the
first zero-emissions power plant as early as 2012. In the UK, E.ON is
planning to build a power station where the carbon emissions would be
stored under the North Sea.

These projects are part of a Group-wide initiative with which E.ON
wants to speed up innovation and development in energy technology.
E.ON sees advanced technologies for the supply of electricity and gas
as the Group's technological backbone in competition. As the world's
leading power and gas company, E.ON also wants to be the industry's
leader in the development of technologies. One of the latest examples
of the Group's commitment to research and development is the
establishment of the E.ON Institute for Energy Research at the
University of Aachen.

In addition to these fossil fuel projects, E.ON is also stepping
up its efforts in the field of renewables. The company is planning
several pilot projects for building wind farms in deep water, which
is particularly challenging in terms of design and materials. By
2011, E.ON will have installed 500 MW of offshore wind power off the
German coast and thus will have taken over the leading role in the
use of offshore wind power. E.ON is also active internationally in
the field of wind energy. In Denmark, the company will build the 200
MW Rödsand 2 offshore wind farm by 2010.

Biogas is also playing a more and more important role for E.ON.
Approx. 700 MW of electrical output has already been installed in
Germany, predominantly in small plants. E.ON sees significant
efficiency benefits in the future use of biogas by processing the gas
to reach the quality of natural gas and by feeding the processed gas
into the gas grid. This will make it possible to use biogas in
electricity generation wherever biogas yields the greatest benefit,
e.g. in cogeneration and in condensing boilers used for heat
generation. In the next few years, E.ON will build demonstration
plants for the conversion of biomass into natural-gas-grade biogas
and systematically promote the technology for an efficient use of
bioenergy.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on
current assumptions and forecasts made by E.ON Group management.
Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
could lead to material differences between the actual future results,
financial situation, development or performance of the company and
the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in
our public reports filed with the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (including our Annual
Report on Form 20-F). The company assumes no liability whatsoever to
update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future
events or developments.

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