Climate protection has many facets. One of our main challenges is to reduce CO2 emissions considerably on a global scale. To achieve this aim, we must make more efficient use of energy and relentlessly lower emissions. E.ON is rising to this challenge.

Throughout the world, experts are working on exploring methods to capture CO2. Today´s known techniques are still too expensive and inefficient. We are investing in improving and testing these methods.

In our opinion, substantial potential for improvement is harbored by the "post-combustion" method, according to which CO2 is separated from the flue gas at the end of a conventional power plant process. E.ON plans to improve techniques and scrubbing agents required to capture and compress CO2 inpilot plants at its own power plant locations.

A trial facility is scheduled to be commissioned by 2011 at the latest. We are planning to operate a much bigger and improved installation from 2014 onwards, which is to supply CO2 for subterranean storage.

CO₂-A Climate Killer Disappears Underground

Geological formations, known as aquifers, are one of the options suitable for storing sequestered CO2 permanently. Here, CO2 is stored permanently in deep, porous layers of rock. We are currently examining options in our power plants' surroundings and will store the CO2 captured in a pilot plant underground from 2014 onwards.