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On June 20 , E . ON was recognized as the European Cleantech Corporation of the Year at the 10th European Cleantech Forum , held in Stockholm , Sweden . Richard Youngman , Cleantech Group ’ s Managing Director for Europe and Asia , said E . ON was selected based on three distinguishing factors .
These three factors are paramount to the success of E . ON and its multi-faceted approach to energy . So , what are they and why do they matter for the rest of the industry ?
Setting An Industry Example Using Energy-From-Waste The first , and arguably most important , factor Youngman cited was the “ speed and energy and
Another factor for which E . ON was recognized is its tenacity during a period of hardship commitment with which E . ON appears to have approached its innovation strategy in recent years .” A hallmark of this innovative strategy is EEW Energyfrom-Waste , a now joint-venture with Sweden ’ s EQT Infrastructure .
In December of 2012 , E . ON sold 51 percent of the energy-fromwaste unit to EQT , while retaining the remaining 49 percent . Since then , EEW Energy-from-Waste has become an industry leader in the incineration of waste for energy in Germany . It currently has 18 operating plants , with 12 still owned by EEW . The other 6 are owned by a third-party , though EEW still helms operations .
While EEW may be leading the waste-from-energy charge with cutting-edge tech , the incineration of waste for energy has been around since the late 19th century . The process as it is known today came about in the mid 20th century , and by the early ‘ 90s 15 percent of the municipal solid waste in the U . S . was incinerated . It was during this worldwide boom that stricter regulations were enacted around the globe .
According to EEW , by 2005 , harmful dioxin output from the 66 waste
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