Glossary
E.ON's energy and financial terms.
Statement of a company's assets and liabilities at a particular date. The asset side reflects how capital has been employed, the liabilities side what is owed to creditors and stockholders. Together with the other parts of the consolidated fiancial statements, the balance sheet is an important tool for evaluating a company's financial situation and performance.
Minimum amount of electricity delivered or required within a power system. Since this minimum is typically at night, baseload is the sum of the electricity consumed by industrial facilities that operate 24 hours a day, by street lights, and by commercial and residential appliances that run around the clock (refrigerators, air conditioners, electric space heating).
Biogas consists primarily of methane and carbon dioxide and is produced in special facilities by the anaerobic fermentation of organic matter. Biogas is often used as a fuel in distributed generation facilities that generate both electricity and heat.
Organic material made from plants and animals. Typical examples relevant for the energy industry are wood, crops, manure, and some types of garbage. Biomass can be used as a fuel to generate electricity and heat.
Bio natural gas is also known as pipeline-quality biogas or renewable natural gas and is produced by upgrading biogas. The upgrading process consists mainly of removing carbon dioxide, water, and hydrogen sulfide. Bio natural gas, which has the same methane content and characteristics of natural gas, can be injected into the natural gas pipeline system and used or stored just like natural gas.
A stock corporation's directly responsible management and representative body. Members are appointed by the supervisory board. Click here for E.ON's Board of Management.
A debt instrument, which securitizes the repayment of the principal and the additional interest payment. Bonds are issued by the public sector, financial institutions or companies and are sold through banks. They enable issuers to raise debt capital for their long-term financing.
