Engineering Policy

Few things are more disarming than technical facts—our first podcast guest this year, Heribert Hauck, is a veteran of the energy industry and one of the few engineers in the world of lobbying. Whenever he speaks up, regulatory frameworks must be measured against technical feasibility.

We talk with him about the value of flexibility in the renewable energy system, the importance of planning certainty, the economic crisis, and his proposals for securing Germany's position as an industrial hub.

Lots of plain talk, no chatter!