Biomass and Cogeneration

Climate-friendly production of heat and power

The biomass plants of our subsidiary RWE Innogy mainly use wood for fuel. However, the company also intends to use other solid fuels at special power stations – for instance straw. What these resources have in common is that they are renewable, i.e. they regrow and they are carbon-neutral when they are burnt: Their use for power generation leads to no more carbon than the amount that was absorbed by the plants during their growth process. Using them as fuel is therefore a valuable contribution to climate protection.

RWE – The energy to lead

One major part of our value chain is the procurement of fuel in international markets. Based on our experience as energy producers, we make use of the wide-ranging diversity of the biomass market. We have a pioneering role in the development of new energy sources. Take for instance the use of residual forestry wood or the growing of fuel-wood plantations in places that are suitable for such purposes. This helps towards a secure future, and we are therefore contributing to the gradual replacement of fossil energy with “renewable” resources.