Euroheat & Power Conference 2008
“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
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Options for an electricity based utility
•Do nothing & remain unchanged
•Make small incremental steps to diversify
•Fully embrace the changing & dynamic market
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What is RWE doing?
RWE
EMBRACING
DYNANIC
MARKET
Leading provider of proven Micro Power & Heat
• Ground source heat pumps
• Solar thermal
Building Capability in Energy Services
• Cogen Units
• Value adding District
Heating Networks
Created RWE Innogy as a Leading Developer of Renewables
• Wind
• Wave
• Biomass
• Hydro
Turning Power Plants into Energy Parks
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Building capability in energy services
Berlin-Neukölln / Gropiusstadt
Technical data:Steam turbine: 20 MWel
Thermal output: 65 MWth
plus 100 MWth peak loadUse of steam for district heating: 156 MWth
Clients: Vattenfall Europe Civil law association Fernheizung Gropiusstadt
Standard fuel: Biomass (scrap wood A1 – A4)
Status: Start of operation in 2006
Technical data:Gas turbine: 40 MWel
Steam turbine: 18 MWel
Thermal output: 262 MWth
Clients: Bridgewater Paper Ltd.
Standard fuel: Gas
Status: Start of operation in 2000
Bridgewater Paper
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RWE Innogy is a leading developer of renewable technologies: Wind, Wave, Hydro & biomass:
Kehl am Rhein Bergkamen
RWE Innogy
• Technical data:
– Steam turbine: 20 MWel
– Steam capacity: 83 t/h
– Thermal output: 61,3 MWth
• 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
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