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E.ON has started production at Huntington field
Production at the Huntington oil and gas field in the North Sea has successfully started and signs an important step for E.ON's upstream business as the field will significantly increase the company's overall production and contribute to a substantial increase in cash flow.
read more... 17/04/2013
UK’s Kingsnorth coal power plant closed today
The Kingsnorth coal plant in Kent has closed today, E.ON’s plant has stopped working already in December, but today it has officially closed. After forty years of producing electricity, the 2,000MW plant, has begun a two year decommissioning process which could lead to demolition.
read more... 29/03/2013
UK: Ironbridge power plant is switching from coal to biomass
German utility E.ON has fully converted from coal to biomass its Ironbridge power plant in Britain.
read more... 22/03/2013
It’s official: London Array the largest wind farm in the world
London Array has officially become the world’s biggest operational offshore wind farm. Last week, 141 of the 175 turbines turned to produce power for the first time, providing 507MW of capacity. The project is a joint venture between Danish firm DONG Energy (50%), UK energy giant E.ON (30%) and Abu Dhabi renewable company Masdar (20%).
read more... 11/03/2013
E.ON considers Europe plant closures
German utility E.ON presented the market with a table of European power stations under consideration for closure due to unprofitable generation margins. The list was published on the company's capital market day in slides for analysts.
read more... 06/02/2013