Page 24 - European Energy Innovation magazine - spring 2023 edition

Spring 2023 European Energy Innovation
24 DECARBONISATION

Decarbonisation requires

new and creative ways of

re-using energy and funding

of decarbonisation solutions

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Revolutionary green technologies like E.ON ectogrid demonstrate that reducing emissions is
much more than switching to renewable energy generation.
By Dr. Patrick Ester, Value Pool Public Funding, E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions (EIS).

n the long-term, Greenhouse gas are committed to sustainability and industry is lost unused as waste heat,
emissions cannot be eliminated climate protection. it becomes abundantly clear that
only changing the way energy above all, the energy transition is a
Iis generated. Energy efficiency The focus of all our activities is to heat transition. Therefore, the focus
and other measures of reducing ensure that the Europe-wide climate should also lie on the sensible reuse
consumption and recovering energy goal formulated in the Paris Climate of unused heat. This does not just
should also be considered as levers Agreement does not remain simple apply to industries but also to cities,
for reducing emissions. “lip service” and to make the biggest which are responsible for 40% of
possible contribution to the EU for energy consumption.
That's why E.ON has been much achieving this. Our entire portfolio
more than just an electricity and gas of solutions is geared towards The example shows that it is not
supplier for many years. As one of the supporting private customers as enough to set targets for individual
largest operators of energy networks well as companies and cities in their sectors, but to work out much more
and energy infrastructure in Europe decarbonisation efforts. creative methods on CO avoidance.
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and as a provider of innovative Unfortunately, there is no such thing
solutions, we now provide more than When you consider that process as a single “silver bullet” that will
50 million customers in 16 countries heat alone accounts for 40% of solve all our problems. Rather, it is
with smart solutions. By doing this energy consumption in industry necessary to analyze all (production)
we are decisively driving forward and commerce in Germany, and processes. First, it is important to
the energy transition in Europe and that around half of the heat used in use energy generation methods that

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