E.ON gets educated with joint venture
Energy giant E.ON has launched partnerships with two Birmingham universities to develop low-carbon technologies.
Aston University and Birmingham City University are working with Coventry-based E.ON on projects to reduce CO2 emissions, develop green jobs and collaborating on low-carbon research projects.
As part of the agreement E.ON will be working with the two universities as partners in Birmingham Science City.
Michael Woodhead, managing director of E.ON's sustainable energy business, said: "Partnerships like this will help develop the knowledge and expertise we need to tackle climate change. Bringing together a global energy company and leading universities will help create the solutions and deliver new jobs in the growing green economy.
"We already have a number of projects in the pipeline which will complement our work across the city on energy efficiency and fuels for the future which, analysts say, could see savings of up to £900m for Birmingham in the next 15 years."
E.ON and Aston University are already working together as part of the CABLED electric vehicle trial and the European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI) which is developing ways of generating heat and power from renewable biomass sources.
