Coal-fired or Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)
When constructing new power stations, E.ON Kraftwerke differentiates between gas-fired combined cycle power plants and power plants utilising the energy source hard coal. Both options hold advantages and disadvantages.
Combined cycle power plants
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- Increasing dependence on imports from a few, partly politically instable regions
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- Fuel-induced low CO2 emissions
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- Necessary investments for upgrading the gas transport system
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Hard coal fired power stations
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- Potential to achieve an even higher efficiency
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- Existing and long-term available fuel resources
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- Correspondingly higher investments
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