Press Releases 2019

• Lonesome, but smart dogs use energy solutions to celebrate Christmas together • Christmas is saved for the dogs Christmas has certainly gone to the dogs this year, and E.ON’s newest video shows [...]

• E.ON installs one of the largest charging networks in Germany for the BMW Group • Half of the more than 4,100 charging points will also be publicly accessible E.ON has received a major order from the BMW Group: The company will install and [...]

• Large waste heat potential created • Challenge for power grids • E.ON launches Green Internet Day With the recent introduction of the 5G mobile communications standard, the energy requirements of data centers are set to increase drastivally. [...]

• Digital solution notably cuts planning time for distributed energy resources • Information on grid connection available in seconds Around 800,000 distributed systems producing green energy are already connected to E.ON’s grids in Germany – [...]

• In Germany too, 40 percent of people live in fear of climate change • Survey shows an urgent need for action at the current UN Climate Change Summit COP 25 in Madrid 43 percent of people, and thus almost half of the population in [...]

· Strong third quarter underscores operating business’s strength · Earnings forecast raised owing to innogy takeover · Economic net debt higher due to transaction, strong BBB rating target substantiated · Dividend proposal of €0.46 per share […]

E.ON is planning to build a biomass power plant on a paper mill site provided by UPM in Hürth. The new plant is designed for an electrical output of 20 megawatts (MW) and a thermal firing capacity of 87 MW. E.ON is planning to […]

The Ruhr metropolises of Essen and Dortmund will remain very important locations for the E.ON Group after the takeover of innogy by E.ON. This was confirmed by the energy company today. Essen remains the energy capital of Germany and will [...]

Lars A. Rosumek will be the new head of E.ON’s “Communications & Political Affairs” division. He will join the company in the first quarter of 2020. [...]

Today E.ON signed a new €3.5 billion syndicated credit facility with a term of five years and two options to extend the maturity by one year each. In addition, the volume can be increased by up to €0.75 billion during the lifetime of the [...]

• First bond issuance after the takeover of innogy well received by high investor demand Today, E.ON issued two further bonds of €750 million each. The high level of demand enabled E.ON to secure favorable interest terms across both [...]

Attila Kiss, the CEO of E.ON Hungária Zrt. will at the same time fulfill the role of CEO for all businesses and activities of E.ON in Hungary from October 11, 2019, with immediate effect. Thomas König, member of E.ON SE board and chairman of [...]

E.ON is continuing its long-standing tradition of art sponsorship in Essen and supporting the Museum Folkwang in the realization of a major exhibition by the famous U.S. artist Keith Haring (1958-1990). From May 29, 2020, the Museum Folkwang [...]

E.ON Hungária to optimise its business portfolio through strategic asset swap to secure balanced, robust business operations and accelerate integration of innogy’s Hungarian assets

• Another step in the transaction to acquire and integrate innogy • E.ON will continue to offer customers individually tailored renewables solutions As part of the transaction to acquire and integrate innogy, E.ON today transferred its [...]

• Hotel de Rome at Bebelplatz will host an international Street Art Challenge presented by E.ON • Renowned street artists from 14 European countries show their interpretation of the motto "Free your Energy“ [...]

E.ON has announced the construction of a new wind farm in the USA. With the 150-megawatt-project Boiling Springs, E.ON starts its first wind project in Oklahoma. The Honda automotive group has secured all its energy [...]

The 76.8 percent stake in innogy previously held by RWE has now been transferred to E.ON. The purchase of a total of 426,624,685 shares has thus been closed. As planned, E.ON now owns a majority stake in innogy shortly after the [...]

• innogy integration can begin • E.ON Supervisory Board to be expanded; E.ON Management Board remains unchanged; new leadership team consists of almost equal number of E.ON and innogy executives • Synergy targets reaffirmed [...]

• Clear majority for the petrol engine as next model • In other European countries more willingness to switch to electric engines Only 16 percent of Germans planning to buy a car would opt for an electric car. In Europe, only the Czechs are [...]

• E.ON informs innogy Management Board of its intention to soon carry out a merger squeeze-out at innogy SE • Customers and investors benefit from the full and swift integration of innogy [...]

• Bond issuance to fund sustainable infrastructure and energy efficiency projects • Green Bonds meet very high investor demand • Low coupons reduce E.ON’s average financing costs Today E.ON issued two Green Bond tranches of €750 million each. [...]

E.ON will build a new onshore wind farm in the USA. The 440-megawatt Big Raymond wind farm in Texas is the largest single phase project E.ON has ever completed in the United States. [...]

• Strategic cooperation between E.ON and German-American company HoloBuilder agreed • Virtual inspection of construction sites to optimize construction processes – also possible with a retrospective view • Pilot test at E.ON [...]

· Forecast for adjusted EBIT and adjusted net income and for dividend proposal for 2019 reaffirmed · As anticipated, first-half adjusted EBIT and adjusted net income below strong prior-year figures · Increase in economic net debt higher due [...]

• Cats use energy independently on International Cat Day • Video creates a new perspective on smart energy at home • Spoiler: There’s also something for dog lovers With “Cat Mansion”, the energy company E.ON has launched a new video [...]

• E.ON-subsidiary Avacon Netz launches pilot in Saxony-Anhalt • Project co-funded by the German Gas and Water Association (DVGW) In Schopsdorf, a town in Saxony-Anhalt, preparations are underway for a unique project: Avacon, an E.ON [...]

• Blockchain technology enables transparency and complete control over own data • Customers can earn money with their own data Data is the currency of the future. At present, however, only companies in the global digital industry are [...]

• E.ON grid operator Schleswig-Holstein Netz has started construction work • Sylt will be free of overhead lines • Investment of €16.5 million Just in time for the holiday season there is good news for Sylt lovers: The E.ON network operator [...]

• Mobile storage reduces network overload and increases flexibility in the distribution network • Project volume of €10.7 million • Part of EU’s largest research and innovation programme: Horizon 2020 [...]

E.ON has acquired 100 percent of the Swedish company Coromatic. The company is the Nordic region's leading provider of critical infrastructure and helps customers ensure data communication and power supply to critical installations by providing [...]

• 63 percent of Germans rate electricity grid operators as having good to very good security of supply • In Italy, only 30 percent of the population consider the security of electricity supply to be good or very good

Smart Home for superstores – E.ON has developed a system for retailers that can reduce energy consumption by up to 35 percent, especially in shopping centers. The partners E.ON and real are now implementing the concept for the first time [...]

As part of its reorientation and further integration into the GAZPROM Group, WINGAS GmbH has decided to optimize and focus on its core business, [...], and has consequently initiated the sale of its biomethane business to E.ON Bioerdgas GmbH [...]

• Users can influence the outcome of the story interactively • Villagers from Simris are included as actors • E.ON tests the energy concept of the future in Simris With "Lost in Simris", the energy company E.ON has launched the world's first [...]

• E.ON and innogy each to provide approximately half of future executives • Another important milestone on the way to integration The designated management team of the new E.ON at the level directly below the management board has largely [...]

Barbara Schädler, Executive Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs, will leave E.ON on September 30, 2019, to take on a new professional challenge. E.ON will announce her successor shortly. [...]

• E.ON implements virtual reality (VR) for briefing partner companies and for training purposes • The use of VR significantly reduces the time required and costs of training, while also saving CO2 If you want to work in a substation operated [...]

• The greenhouse effect of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is 23,500 times stronger than that of CO2 • E.ON is investing in nuventura, a start-up that develops SF6-free switchgear • Cooperation reduces E.ON’s global greenhouse gas emissions [...]

• Collective bargaining parties agree after constructive negotiations on reliable collective bargaining conditions for integration • High level of protection agreed for the employees of E.ON and innogy [...]

• Sustainable working and living on 330 hectares • Total investment of 1 billion euros Essen-based companies FAKT AG and E.ON are planning to create a European ecological, agricultural and economic center in Hungary. FAKT AG is planning a [...]

• E.ON ready to cope with all cars in its service areas being electric by 2045 • Grid conversion will be largely completed without disruptions by construction sites [...]

When it comes to their own country, people in Germany are more pessimistic than the rest of Europe: On average, survey respondents across Europe believe that Germany’s energy transition is about 65 percent complete [...]

E.ON CEO Johannes Teyssen is a convinced European. That's why he is personally involved in an internal and external campaign to get employees and citizens to vote. [...]

• With 7.4 million viewers and 1.3 million minutes viewed on Facebook Live, it was significantly more successful than last year • Greater viewer interest and dialogue than in the first edition: viewing time tripled, interaction [...]

· As anticipated, first-quarter adjusted EBIT and adjusted net income below strong prior-year figures · Forecast for adjusted EBIT and adjusted net income and for dividend proposal for 2019 reaffirmed · Increase in economic net debt higher due [...]

E.ON plans to commission 2500 digital transformer stations in the service areas of its four German distribution grid operators – Avacon, Bayernwerk, E.DIS and Hansewerk – by the end of 2019. Starting this year, E.ON will solely install digital [...]

• E.ON continues to develop their successful, interactive live format on Facebook with spectacular highlights • Sarah Lombardi, Verona Pooth and Paul Janke are special guests • Viewers can actively support teams and influence the outcome of the [...]

E.ON and Kyuden Mirai Energy signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop offshore wind projects in Japan. The cooperation is focused on fixed bottom projects and starts with a study to jointly select a project for development, [...]

• Chancellor Merkel puts Arkona into operation • Industry's most successful construction project advances energy system transformation The Arkona offshore wind farm of E.ON and Equinor went into operation with a festive event in the port [...]

E.ON announces the start of construction on a new major project in the USA. The first foundations for the turbines of the Cranell wind farm have been cast in Refugio County, Texas. The 220-megawatt project will be brought online this year. [...]

• Holistic approach to reducing CO2 emissions • Innovative technologies link up heating, transport and industrial sectors Together with the German regional energy suppliers Avacon, Bayernwerk, E.DIS and HanseWerk, E.ON has launched its new [...]

E.ON’s many years of commitment to researching algae and its uses in the energy industry have paid off. Today, the company presented the first purely plant-based power storage system to the world at its headquarters in Essen. [...]

• Only seven percent of Germans believe there will be more electric vehicles than petrol or diesel cars on German roads in the next five years • Populations of other European countries are notably more optimistic In a Europe-wide comparison [...]

E.ON further expands its generation position in the United States. According to the company, construction has now begun on the 151-megawatt Peyton Creek project in Matagorda County, Texas. The wind farm is expected to go into operation before [...]

• E.ON to build combined heat and power facility for DS Smith in Kent • Annual savings of 36.000 tons of carbon • Long-standing site partnership extended for a further 20 years DS Smith, the leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions [...]

· Adjusted EBIT of €3 billion and adjusted net income of €1.5 billion at upper end of forecast range · Management to propose dividend of €0.43 for the 2018 financial year · Planned investments in networks and other infrastructure to remain [...]

• Expansion by six members planned immediately after take-over of innogy • Shareholder and employee representatives expected to bring innogy knowhow to the table Immediately after the successful takeover of innogy, E.ON's Supervisory Board [...]

E.ON is decommissioning an offshore wind farm for the first time. Blyth's two 2-megawatt turbines were the UK's first offshore wind farm and have reached the end of their technical lifespan. A consortium including E.ON built the turbines off [...]

• Partnership with British homebuilding company Berkeley • Smart Lighting, power sockets and thermostat steered seamlessly to maximize comfort Smart, sustainable living is now becoming reality for London home buyers. In cooperation with [...]

E.ON plans to enter the French renewable energy market and has joined the ‘Dunkerque Eoliennes en Mer’ consortium. Together with the energy companies ENGIE from France and EDPR from Portugal, E.ON is taking part in the auction of the Dunkirk [...]

Together with E.ON, Audi is building a solar energy park on the roofs of the two logistics centers of its plant in Győr covering about 160,000 square meters. [...]

• EU-funded project Meister tests new mobility in cities • Berlin Consortium launches E-Car sharing project Can Europe's cities still make a mobility promise to their inhabitants when the transport sector becomes electric? [...]

ALD Automotive, the leading vehicle leasing company in Europe, and E.ON, a leading European energy company, have signed a strategic partnership to jointly develop and market digital enhanced mobility, financing, and energy services. [...]

• Advanced driving comfort through intelligent data management • Cost reduction and new digital offerings for fleet management The destination has just been typed into the navigation system, where the car already calculates when and where the [...]

• New product E.ON Home creates completely new level of comfort for the intelligent home • Everything from a single source: Complete range for companies facilitates switch to electric mobility • Climate-friendly heating and cooling network [...]

• E.ON wants to integrate innogy • Preparation of integration fully on schedule E.ON, the Essen-based energy company, has reached another milestone on the road to integrating innogy by submitting its application to the EU Commission. [...]

• Heat and cold - climate-friendly and affordable for everyone • Key to a Energy Transition in Cities At the Handelsblatt Energy Awards ceremony, the jury honored the ectogrid cooling and heating network for supplying cities and districts as [...]

• Investments of around €130 million in Brandenburg • Contribution to connecting rural areas to the digital world • Undivided bandwidths with more than 1Gbit/s E.ON is going on the offensive in the broadband market, investing some €130 million [...]

Around a quarter of Germans no longer make calls on their smartphones. According to a survey by E.ON and KantarEMNID, 23 percent of Germans make no calls on their smartphones from morning till night. The only less popular activity is sending [...]

• System can reward customers for grid-stabilizing charging of e-cars • Virta is one of the international technology leaders • Smart charging to become industrial standard E.ON's international electromobility network is growing. [...]

• Rapid roll out of dense network in Scandinavia • First chargers opened in Halsskov, Denmark Danish E-mobility Service Provider Clever and German E.ON form a joint venture for building and operating ultra-fast chargers along the freeways [...]

• E.ON offers around 1,300 young people across Europe prospects for the future • E.ON Germany is again „Best Place to Learn“ • Diverse and individual programs to choose from In 2019, around 1300 young people will be given the opportunity at [...]