E.ON Blog

We already provide 100% renewables-backed electricity to our customers’ homes. And soon, you’ll be able to make your gas more sustainable too with Go Green.

Plastic in our oceans, global warming and air pollution: these are some of today's very real global environmental concerns. Yet over the past five decades, there have been a host of victories won by environmental campaigners that have led to major changes in our day to day lives.

Nineteen years ago, the blades started turning on the UK's first offshore wind farm. As well as being the UK's first offshore wind farm, it was also our first. After nearly two decades in operation, Blyth came to the end of its lifespan earlier this year and was successfully decommissioned.

Globally, the energy industry is always looking for innovative ways to create greener, more sustainable energy. One exciting recent development is creating hydrogen from seawater using solar energy.

Heard of solar panels but not sure how they work? We explain how our solar panels and battery systems work to power your home and electric car.

Energy can come from unlikely sources as we try to find evermore sustainable ways to live. For example, UK company, bio-bean® is creating solid fuel from coffee waste.

Creating a sustainable home can sound like a tall order. So here are a few tweaks - large and small - that you could make to your lifestyle to help get you started, potentially saving you money as well.

It’s a given that more and more people are aware of the urgency for action to combat climate change and concerned deeply about an issue that knows no borders and which threatens to impact our lives in ways we cannot yet imagine.

From recycling rubbish to cycle-to-work schemes, we’re all encouraged to do our bit for a more sustainable world. Now all of our customers’ homes are benefiting  from 100% renewable electricity as we move towards a lower carbon society.

Blackburn Meadows has long been one of the most recognisable power station sites in the UK. And, thanks to E.ON’s commitment to renewable energy, that shall continue to be the case for years to come. 

 Discover the story of Rampion - the first wind farm off the UK’s south coast, officially opened November 2018.  

Through amazing energy innovation we’ve heated an Olympic-sized swimming pool from thin air, using air source heat pumps. This is just one of the many cutting-edge solutions that can help you become more energy efficient…

Come inside for a tour behind the scenes of our dazzling solar studio. Discover how we’ve transformed the process of creating music, and made it even more powerful.

How do you power a night-time performance with the sun? Armed with our solar battery, a bunch of clappy chappies and a twerking dog, we headed to our glamorous location to find out. The results were electric.

From Apple’s new adventure as green energy provider, to a top footballer and his biomass company, we check out some of the more surprising ways a few of the most famous worldwide brands are planning a sustainable future.

Impacts of climate change, such as heatwaves, more droughts and erratic storms, threaten to drastically alter the environment and our way of life. With the world’s population likely to increase by 2050 as much as 35%, a hot topic of conversation is water use and conservation – do we have enough water to sustain us all?

Far from being at the fringes of power generation, renewable energy sources are now essential to meeting the challenges of meeting the world’s need for continuous energy, while reducing carbon dioxide emissions. But you may be surprised to hear that it’s developing nations and emerging economies that are making the great leaps forward.

As concerns for the environment grow, more and more people choose to embark on sustainable holidays. If you’re planning an escape this summer, here are some eco-friendly getaways to consider.

While thousands of revellers flock to events this summer – and millions more watch on TV – there are plenty of people working hard behind the scenes to make sure that the lights stay on…

Energy efficient cars, iconic street circuits and organisers with a conscious – we take a look at why Formula E is leading the way in providing a sustainable sport for the future.