DGAP-News: 2G Energy AG / Key word(s): Incoming Orders/Incoming Orders 2G Energy AG: Successful commissioning of 3.12 MW CHP system for Merck for production in Darmstadt 28.08.2014 / 07:28 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate News 2G Energy AG: Successful commissioning of 3.12 MW CHP system for Merck for production in Darmstadt - Merck utilizing CHP system for ongoing process heat requirements in manufacturing - Total efficiency of around 87% represents high standard for industrial applications - 2G receives order from brewery Krombacher to install a 2 MW CHP system Heek, August 28, 2014 - 2G Energy AG (ISIN DE000A0HL8N9), one of the leading manufacturers of combined heat and power (CHP) systems, has transferred a CHP system with electric output of 3.12 MW to Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, following a four and a half month construction period. The natural gas driven system consists of two CHP units each with 1.56 MW electric and 1.58 MW thermal output. The system supplies pharmaceutical production and research at the Darmstadt site with electricity that is fed into the plant grid, as well as with thermal output in the form of heating, and also with cold water through an absorption cooling machine. The 2G system is set up so that it can also be operated as a grid replacement if required, so that if electricity supplies fail, important areas of the Darmstadt company can continue to be supplied with electricity. With this investment in its own energy centers, Merck, in its own words, is "securing the long-term generation of electricity, heating and cooling for the manufacturing of its pharmaceutical and chemical high-tech products." Merck entrusted 2G with the complete planning of the CHP system, including installation and connecting to the already existing infrastructure for electricity, natural gas and heating, as well as project management. It also included the construction of a 48 meter steel chimney. Ludger Holtkamp, COO of 2G Energy AG, commented on the project's model character as follows: "The Merck project is exemplary in showing how CHP systems can offer highly varied thermal output that can be utilized very efficiently by the chemical industry and in the pharmaceutical sector. Economic efficiency is secured through the plant's demand for electricity, and especially through continuous process heat demand, as well as utilization possibilities for cooling and steam. Total efficiencies of 87 %, as is the case with Merck, or more, are delivered as a consequence. These are significantly higher than is the case with the separate generation of electricity, heating and cooling. This performance level shows that investments in CHP systems remain attractive for many industrial operations, also after the 2014 amendment to the German Renewable Energies Act." German brewery Krombacher has awarded an order to 2G to supply and install a natural gas driven CHP system with electric output of 2 MW. Along with electricity generation, the brewing company is focusing particularly on the continuous utilization of heating for malt drying and the fermentation process. 2G Energy AG company profile 2G Energy AG is amongst the world's leading manufacturer of cogeneration systems (CHP) for decentralized energy production and supply by means of combined heat and power. The company's product portfolio includes systems with an electrical capacity between 20 kW and 4,000 kW for the operation with natural gas, biogas or bio methane. So far, 2G was able to successfully install thousands of CHPs in 25 countries. Especially, in the performance range of 50 kW to 550 kW 2G posses own technological combustion engine concepts characterized by low specific fuel consumptions. Next to the main production site at its headquarter in Heek, Germany, the company has invested in an additional production and sales & service site in St. Augustine, Florida, USA. 2G's customers range from farmers to industrial clients, municipalities, real estate industry, up to municipal utilities and big utility companies. The high level of customer satisfaction is founded on the close-knit service network as well as the high technical quality and performance of 2G power stations. Thanks to the combined heat and power performance they achieve an overall degree of efficiency between 85 percent and well above 90 percent. To further enlarge the technologically leadership the company continuously invests in its R&D activities for gas engines for the use of natural gas, biogas and synthetic gases (e.g. hydrogen). Next to the construction of combined heat and power stations, the company, located in Westphalia in the north-west of Germany, offers integrated solutions reaching from the planning stage and installations to serial service and maintenance work. Due to its decentral locations, scalability and projectable availability combined heat and power stations shall play a crucial role as part of intelligent networked energy systems - so called virtual power stations - within the ongoing switch to clean energy. In the context of Germany's new energy policy, CHPs within smart grids - so-called virtual power plants - are becoming rapidly important due to their predictable availability. 2G Energy (ISIN DE000A0HL8N9) is listed in the Entry Standard of Deutsche Börse AG. The share capital amounts to EUR 4,430,000, and is split into 4,430,000 shares. As of December 31, 2013, the company's founders held 55.9 % of the shares, with the free float amounting to 43.9 %. In 2013 financial year (January 1 to December 31), 2G Energy generated EUR 126.1 million of revenues, EUR 3.1 million of earnings before interest and tax (EBIT), and EUR 1.0 million of net income. The company employs 518 staff as of 31 Dec., 2013. Forthcoming dates in 2014 Sept. 30, 2014 Publication of the half-yearly consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2014 Nov. 25-26, 2014 Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum 2014, Frankfurt Further information: www.2-g.de Investor relations contact 2G Energy AG Benzstr. 3 48619 Heek Germany Telephone: +49 (0) 2568 93 47-2795 Fax: +49 (0) 2568 93 47-15 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.2-g.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- 28.08.2014 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: 2G Energy AG Benzstr. 3 48619 Heek Germany Phone: +49 (0)2568-9347-0 Fax: +49 (0)2568-9347-15 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.2-g.de ISIN: DE000A0HL8N9 WKN: A0HL8N Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart; Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard) End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 284207 28.08.2014