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“Sustainability as a utility strategy ”. Presented by Phillip C. Piddington Head of Cogen Asset Management RWE Npower. Why should utility companies be involved?. Changing market dynamics (Electricity Gas Heat) Environmental & security of supply Increase competition
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“Sustainability as a utility strategy” Presented by Phillip C. Piddington Head of Cogen Asset Management RWE Npower Euroheat & Power Conference 2008
Why should utility companies be involved? • Changing market dynamics • (Electricity Gas Heat) • Environmental & security of supply • Increase competition • Need for reinvestment in electricity & gas assets • Increased diversity of technology & services Euroheat & Power Conference 2008
Options for an electricity based utility • Do nothing & remain unchanged • Make small incremental steps to diversify • Fully embrace the changing & dynamic market Euroheat & Power Conference 2008
What is RWE doing? • Created RWE Innogy as a Leading Developer of Renewables • Wind • Wave • Biomass • Hydro • Building Capability in Energy Services • Cogen Units • Value adding District • Heating Networks RWE EMBRACING DYNANIC MARKET • Leading provider of proven Micro Power & Heat • Ground source heat pumps • Solar thermal Turning Power Plants into Energy Parks Euroheat & Power Conference 2008
Building capability in energy services Bridgewater Paper Berlin-Neukölln / Gropiusstadt • Technical data: • Gas turbine: 40 MWel • Steam turbine: 18 MWel • Thermal output: 262 MWth • Technical data: • Steam turbine: 20 MWel • Thermal output: 65 MWth plus 100 MWth peak load • Use of steam for district heating: 156 MWth • Clients: Bridgewater Paper Ltd. • Standard fuel: Gas • Status: Start of operation in 2000 • Clients: Vattenfall Europe • Civil law association Fernheizung Gropiusstadt • Standard fuel: Biomass (scrap wood A1 – A4) • Status: Start of operation in 2006 Euroheat & Power Conference 2008
RWE Innogy RWE Innogy is a leading developer of renewable technologies: Wind, Wave, Hydro & biomass: • Technical data: • Steam turbine: 20 MWel • Steam capacity: 83 t/h • Thermal output: 61,3 MWth Kehl am Rhein Bergkamen • Technical data: • Steam turbine: 8,6 MWel • Steam capacity: 59 t/h • Thermal output: 47,4 MWth • Process steam supply: 50 t/h Euroheat & Power Conference 2008
Micro Power & Heat npower is supporting market development in both ground source heat pumps and solar thermal units Euroheat & Power Conference 2008