Innovations

Competence fields

RWE offers wide-ranging technological expertise in the most important GHG-avoidance methods. These are a crucial success factor in implementing CDM and JI projects. In this respect, we are able to benefit from the experience of the entire Group.

N₂O avoidance

RWE Power, acting along with the Austrian company Carbon Projektentwicklung, manages the Carbon Climate Protection joint venture.

We are participating in activities to avoid coal-mine-methane (CMM) and landfill-gas emissions.

The efficient use of primary energy in the power-generation process makes a decisive contribution toward lowering CO₂ emissions and is a key issue in our power-plant fleet.

We participate in projects to enable existing electricity- and heat-producing systems to switch from carbon-intensive fuels to low-carbon fuels and from fossil torenewableenergy sources (e.g. biomass).

In our current CDM/JI portfolio, renewable projects are an important part. Our focus is on hydropower, wind and biomass.

RWE has had experience in the implementation of its own CDM/JI projects since 1999. To date, the Group has been engaged in more than 100 projects and has registered 81 with the UNFCCC.