E.ON Group Innovation

UN World Food Programme WFP - Inspiring exchange with Chief Innovator Bernhard Kowatsch and Regina Schmidt   You may be wondering: Why in an Energy Executive talking to an NGO Executive of the WFP Innovation Accelerator?   It's quite simple: We both have the mission to solve huge challenges on the planet. Bernhard Kowatsch and his team provide ideas and solutions to save people from starvation. At E.ON Group Innovation we develop solutions for the energy transition to help reduce global warming. My goal was to learn from him and his experience, and to understand how the UN World Food Programme drives innovation and to figure out how we probably can collaborate in the Future.    Let me start by saying that I am deeply impressed by the work of the WFP and its Innovation Accelerator 🚀🚀🚀. Whether in Yemen, in the drought-stricken countries of East Africa, in flooded areas or in the war-torn regions of Ukraine. The goal is as impressive as it is ambitious: zero hunger. 🙏 By 2030, there should be no hunger in the world.   Bernhard Kowatsch is the founder of  the Innovation Accelerator. The creative office is based in #Munich and in 2017 was named one of the 10 most innovative companies of the year by the renowned New York technology magazine Fast Company. At the time, he had already founded and successfully launched the @Share the Meal app. It all started in 2014, when he read that "it only costs 70 cents to feed a child in a crisis area for a day". To date, more than 150 million meals have been distributed through the app. 🙌 🙌 🙌   What did I take away from our conversation?   🌍 There are 828 million hungry people on the planet. With innovation and technology we can do a lot to help them.  🌍 Helping smallholder farmers, providing medicines, mother-child nutrition programmes, building schools, extending digital education to young people in crisis countries - there are lots of great ideas out there to help people survive. 🌍 Innovation is powerful when it creates impact. 🌍 Innovations must demonstrate that they solve a problem (needs-based approach). 🌍 Energy security is a relevant driver in the fight against hunger.   Bernhard, Regina and I have agreed to organize an exchange of expertise between our teams so that we can continue to learn from each other in the future. Thank you for the open dialogue Bernhard & Regina   Stefanie Eller #foodsecurity #zerohunger #SocialImpact #Innovation

☀️ Summer holidays are here! How are you spending your summer vacation this year? As more people recognize the importance of sustainable travel, understanding our environmental impact is key. But how can you easily track and reduce your carbon emissions? 🌱 Tracking your carbon emissions shouldn’t be hard. That’s why, together with our partners at eprimo GmbH and E.ON Digital Technology, we developed an app that does exactly that. Since it’s launch, Klimareise has already helped tens of thousands of users track and, most importantly, reduce their carbon footprint and saving on energy costs in a fun, playful way. It offers daily and weekly challenges that make sustainability part of everyday life. 📱 The app also features a “Community” section enriched with articles, quizzes, and videos. Perfect for those relaxing summer days, it helps users learn how to take small and big actions for a more sustainable future. 🌍 Explore our demo video or download the app on the German Google Play Store and Apple App Store today! #SustainableTravel #Klimareise #CarbonFootprint #GreenLiving #EONInnovation #Summer2024 #Sustainability

From first contact to strategic partnership in one year! 👏 It's highly motivating to see how our collaborative approach with the various partners in our innovation ecosystem is delivering great results for our core business at E.ON and for our customers. We wish Naked Energy Ltd and our colleagues at E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions every success in this new chapter! 🎉🤝

No more couch potato - WHO fitness survey: almost a third of people don't get enough exercise.   That's why we're organising our 3rd E.ON Group Innovation Step Challenge 2024 🏃♂️🏃♀️.In the tradition of Jules Verne we want to walk around the world in 80 days (50 Milion steps)!   Together with our E.ON colleagues from #sustainability and #strategy, we want to make it happen 💪. Mental and physical health are the precondition for creativity and performance. We are trying to achieve that in a fun setup with a little competition: The three best runners and the three best teams can look forward to great prizes. 🏆 Working together towards a common goal, strengthening and motivating each other as a team, gives me a lasting boost. An as you can see on the pictures of the TOP5 WALKERS of our last step challenge i am not the only one in the team :-) KUDOS to Simon Shepherd; Michael Rahi; Philipp Bugs; Florian Fecher; Darren Valentine.... this time i am going to get you! :-)   🌎 The #SSIStepChallenge2024 lasts 80 days and is based on Jules Verne's novel "Around the World in 80 Days". A true story, by the way. In 1870, American George Francis Train actually travelled around the world in 80 days.   Together we can also achieve a lot. Let us do it. It's on us. #itsonus #WalkTheTalk

Free Electrons Program is one of our major open innovation programs connecting us with our ecosystem, leveraging startup innovations and technology for and with E.ON's business units that solve significant business challenges. With our different experiences and frameworks from six global utilities, we benefit from our partnership to validate the applicability of innovative solutions in our markets for our customers. We are very much looking forward for further collaboration to initiate new pilot projects at the Master Module next week. 📣

Is #AI just a buzzword? In a new #OpEd Philipp Richard of Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) argues: No, but without understanding how AI connects to driving the #EnergyTransition, it could become so. Read here: https://lnkd.in/g9VfAcyd Start Up Energy Transition Set Hub Future Energy Lab #energyinnovation #artificialintelligence

Vor wenigen Monaten hat uns Prof. Dr. Michael Sabel auf der #EONGenAIConvention2024 mit seinem Vortrag über Einsatzmöglichkeiten von KI in der Medizin bewegt und inspiriert. Nun möchten wir gerne um Unterstützung für Prof. Dr. Sabels Ziehson Niklas bitten. Denn Niklas wurde gefoult. Von einer seltenen Erkrankung des blutbildenden Systems. Durch eine Stammzellspende kann Niklas wieder gesund werden. Registriere dich für Niklas bei der DKMS Deutschland und werde potenzielle:r Stammzellspender:in! Niklas’ größter Wunsch ist es, wieder Fußball zu spielen. Für den 15-Jährigen, der seinen Alltag mit viel Humor, Zielstrebigkeit und Ehrgeiz lebt, kann dieser Wunsch nur mithilfe einer Stammzellspende in Erfüllung gehen. Er benötigt eine:n echte:n Lebensretter:in! #dkms #lebenretten #stammzellspende #blutkrebs #machmit ------------------------------------------------------------- A few months ago, Prof. Dr. Michael Sabel moved and inspired us at the #EONGenAIConvention2024 with his presentation on possible applications of AI in medicine. Now we would like to ask for support for Prof Dr Sabel's foster son Niklas. Because Niklas was fouled. By a rare disease of the haematopoietic system. A #stemcell donation can make Niklas healthy again. Register for Niklas at the #dkms and become a potential stem cell donor! Niklas' greatest wish is to play football again. For the 15-year-old, who lives his everyday life with a lot of humour, determination and ambition, this wish can only come true with the help of a stem cell donation. He needs a real lifesaver!

What makes innovation successful? 🔬   "We are an innovative company..." is a platitude that practically everyone uses as a slogan. But how does innovation really happen? The best answer to that is to talk about real projects, to discuss the relevance they have and the impact they create in the business.   I was honored to speak about this and the innovation approach of E.ON Group Innovation at our E.ON Digital Leadership Team Meeting in Hamburg. At this his event I shared our views on how innovation creates impact through external impulses, deep knowledge, sophisticated internal execution and a measurable impact. I would like to thank my co-presenters Stefan Padberg and Munib Amin for sharing some time with me on stage, Victoria Ossadnik for inviting us to this great event and Mona A. for being such a lovely host. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to spotlight these important topics. Do you have a different approach? I'm very curious to see how you handle this.

3… 2… 1… GO! 🌎🏃♂️🏃♀️ As of today the #SSIStepChallenge2024 is officially on! Once again, we are walking in the tradition of Jules Verne around the world in 80 days. But this time we have set our sights even higher: With our colleagues from E.ON's #sustainability and #strategy teams joining us this year, we aim to walk 100 million kilometres in 80 days! The SSI Step Challenge is more than a just fitness exercise - here's why we believe it's important to walk together for a common goal: Promote Health & Wellbeing💪:  Walking is one of the healthiest activities people can do. We want to encourage our team members to take steps towards a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle. We want to encourage our team members to take steps towards a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle. Foster Unity🤝: By walking towards a common goal we are strengthening team bonds and fostering a sense of community within E.ON SSI. Environmental Impact🌳: Together with our partners at Seagrass we are making sure that every step counts by supporting reforestation projects in Columbia. #itsonuns #WalkTheTalk Thank you for all the support Thomas Birr Mark Ritzmann David Radermacher Derk Swider

FE 2024 is bringing great solutions that address major challenges of the energy transition. This year, E.ON is focusing on solutions for the decarbonizing of heating, smart renovation of buildings and sustainable grid storage solutions. Congratulating all top 15 startups and looking forward to the final sprint!