E.ON UK’s strategic programme of research and development (R&D) projects are co-ordinated today for better energy tomorrow. We want to advance low carbon energy solutions and energy efficiency technologies.

Our Research and Development investment in 2009 was £12.7m (about €13.9m). All programmes are delivered by E.ON New Build and technology – E.ON’s centre of excellence for technology and innovation.

Key industry and academic institutions have joined us to contribute to UK Government and EU energy research initiatives which, we hope, will stimulate innovation in energy production, and allow the most promising technologies and ideas to be developed further.

Our strategic research embraces new generation concepts, including:

•   Advanced supercritical power plant that produce less CO2.
•   Pre-combustion and post combustion carbon capture techniques such as Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) technology
•   Transmission and storage options for CO2
•   Micro-generation ranging from microCHP units to heat pumps that extract the Earth's own warmth
•   Energy efficiency measures, low energy products and low carbon buildings.
•   Energy storage, networks adapted for embedded generation and electric vehicles, and smart metering.
•   Renewable energy projects that maximise the role of natural– wind power, biomass, marine, hydro, solar and geothermal projects.