The region does the research, the world reaps the benefit – this statement comes alive for RWE in the "Coal Innovation Centre" at Niederaussem/Germany. We intend to use technical innovations to make the energy source 'coal' future-capable. The aim is to perceptibly lower CO₂ emissions in power generation. That is why we are bundling our future-geared activities at the Niederaussem power-plant location and will be investing some €90 million there in the coming years in research and development for CO₂ reduction and conversion technologies. Besides specific projects that go straight from the lab to the workbench as it were, the "Coal Innovation Centre" is designed to give international experts a platform for swapping ideas. Starting in summer 2009 and in collaboration with RWTH Aachen technical university, the Jülich Research Centre and the TÜV Rheinland technical inspection agency, practice-related symposia will be held both with international experts and with students from the region.

You want to know more? Please find more information on this topic in our infotheque.