The smarter E podcast is all about the current trends and developments in a renewable, decentralized and digital energy industry. Our moderators Tobias Bücklein and Zackes Brustik welcome and interview personalities who shape our industry and drive developments forward. A new episode is published every Thursday.
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Agri-PV: Opportunities for Agriculture and Energy Transition Episode 105 with Stefano Amaducci, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
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Investments in Renewable Energies – Approaches for Investors, Banks and Insurance Companies Episode 104 with Stefan Garche, VDE Renewables |
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The Growth and Growth of the Global Energy Storage Market – Trends, Innovations & Developments Episode 103 with Sergio Duenàs, Strategen |
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Solar Thermal and PV in Latin America – an Emerging Market Episode 102 with Marisol Oropeza and Nelson Delgado |
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Life Cycle Analysis: The True CO₂ Emissions of All Drives Episode 101 with Johannes Buberger, Universität der Bundeswehr |
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Bake Bread While the Sun Shines: Solarbakery for Off-Grid Rural Communities Episode 100 with Simon Zimmermann, Solarbakery |
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Congestion in the Grid? How We Can Regulate Energy Flows in the Future Episode 99 with Ulrich Hempen, international key account and industry management of energy and process technology, WAGO |
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Facts and Fairytales of Floating Solar Solutions Episode 98 with Arnoud van Druten, Director business unit Floating Energy solutions, Sunprojects group |
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How startups are driving the energy transition Episode 97 with Andreas Kuhlmann. CEO of dena |
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Second Life as a leverage to refinance the transition? Episode 96 with Claudius Jehle. CEO of volytica |
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Why is AC bidirectionality key to large-scale V2G implementation? Episode 95 with Dennis Schulmeyer, LADE |
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Brazil's further way to become and maintain a global player on the solar market Episode 94 with Rodrigo Sauaia, ABSOLAR |
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Second Life, Zero Life and more - What does the future hold for energy storage? Episode 93 with Franz-Josef Feilmeier, Fenecon |
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Power Sector Accelerating E-Mobility: Can Utilities turn EVs into a Grid Asset? Episode 92 with Bruce Douglas, Eurelectric |
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Grid-safe integration of e-mobility - why battery electric vehicles save us from blackout Episode 91 with Markus Wunsch, Netze BW |
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What opportunities and challenges do PPAs bring to the energy industry? Episode 90 with Annkathrin Rabe, Statkraft |
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Decentralized energy supply as the basis of a clean energy system? Episode 89 with Gerrit Wörner, sonnen GmbH |
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How to break away from fossil fuels with hydrogen? Episode 88 with Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm, H2.B |
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Sector coupling in the neighborhood – the key to the energy transition? Episode 87 with Dr. Claudia van Laak and Dr. Karsten Schmidt, Open District Hub e.V. |
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No heat transition without solar thermal energy Episode 86 with Karin Rühling, TU Dresden |
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The Sky is the Limit – How Hydrogen will Power Aviation Episode 85 with Prof. Dr. Josef Kallo, CEO of H2Fly |
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Geld verdienen mit dem eigenen E-Auto: THG-Quote und mehr Episode 84 with Marcus Fendt, Managing Director, The Mobility House |
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BIPV – Buildings as Power Plants of the Future? Episode 83 with Dieter Moor, CEO Europe, ClearVuePV |
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Business under Power: Promotion of Charging Systems for E-Vehicles Episode 82 with Conrad Hammer from the National Charging Infrastructure Control Center in Berlin |
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The Unexpected Return of Nuclear - What to Make of it? Episode 81 with Dr. Paul Dorfman, Associate Fellow, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex |
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Systemvision 2050 – Wie sieht das klimaneutrale Energiesystem der Zukunft aus? Episode 80 with Thomas Dederichs, Head of Energy Policy at Amprion . |
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Sunny Outlook for Photovoltaics & Storage in Europe Episode 79 with Michael Schmela, Executive Advisor and a member of the leadership team of SolarPower Europe. |
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Retrofitting: Vom Verbrenner zum Stromer – eine Lösung für nachhaltige Mobilität? Episode 78 with Heiko Fleck, Managing Director of Fleck GmbH. |
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Grüner Wasserstoff als Lösung einer verlässlichen Stromversorgung? Episode 77 with Fabian Jochem, Head of Strategy at SMA Sunbelt. |
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Disruption der E-Mobilität – Tesla als Wegbereiter Episode 76 with Christoph Krachten, science journalist and bestselling author of the book "Tesla or how Elon Musk is revolutionizing electromobility". |
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Dynamic Change in the Storage Market: Developments, Trends & Challenges Episode 75 with Anil Srivastava, Chief Executive Officer, Leclanché |
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Neue Bundesregierung gleich Neue Energiewelt? Das erwartet uns 2022 Episode 74 with Joachim Goldbeck, CEO of Goldbeck Solar GmbH |
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Episode 73 with Leonie Assheuer, EU Affairs Manager at Viessmann. |
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Renewable Energy Market Middle East: Status, Trends & Recommendations Episode 72 with Benjamin Attia, Senior Research Analyst, Energy Transition Practice, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. |
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Durchblick bei Ladesystemen: Welche Förderungen werden angeboten? Episode 71 with Conrad Hammer, head of the Federal-Länder-Municipal Coordination and the Funding team at the National Charging Infrastructure Control Center in Berlin |
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Green Hydrogen Manifesto: Europe as a Role Model for Hydrogen Introduction Episode 70 with Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO of Hydrogen Europe |
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Wie kann sich Deutschland selbst mit erneuerbarer Energie versorgen? Episode 69 with Ove Petersen, co-founder of GP JOULE and current CEO of the group |
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PANEL DISKUSSION: Vehicle2Grid als GameChanger der Neuen Energiewelt Episode 68 with Niklas Schirmer (Elli, Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH), Marcus Fendt, (The Mobility House), Rüdiger Freimann, (Erwin Hymer Group SE), Tillmann Laux (Sono Motors) and Markus Emmert (Bundesverband eMobilität e.V. / BEM) |
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Battery Production in Europe – an Important Corner Stone of our Future Economy Episode 67 with Gery Bonduelle, FREYR |
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Virtuelle Kraftwerke – Erneuerbarer Strom zu jeder Zeit Episode 66 with Simon Schweda, EnBW |
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Stromspeicher im Netz: Evolution statt Revolution Episode 65 with Hans Urban |
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Florida-Eis Manufaktur – So geht "Klimaneutrale" Produktion Episode 64 with Olaf Höhn, Florida-Eis |
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Vehicle-integrated Photovoltaikcs (VIPV): Flexible Solar Modules for More Power Episode 63 with Dr. Martin Heinrich, Fraunhofer ISE |
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European Green Hydrogen sector – Where is the journey taking us? Episode 62 with Thomas Chrometzka, Enapter |
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Fuhrpark: Wie sich Elektroautos in die Flotte integrieren lassen Episode 61 with Heiko Luft, EnBW |
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What Role does Blockchain Play in the Energy World Now and in the Future? Episode 60 with Sebnem Rusitschka, Blockchain Bundesverband | Freelio |
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Bauwerkintegrierte Photovoltaik (BIPV) – energetisch sinnvolle Fassadennutzung Episode 59 with Dr. Björn Rau, the Advisory Office for Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BAIP) |
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Paths to Zero Emission Mobility Episode 58 with Dr. Sandra Wappelhorst, International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and Lisa Bolin, Polestar |
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Erneuerbarer Wasserstoff dank Solar-Wind-Hybridkraftwerken? Episode 57 with Dr. Raphael Niepelt, Institute for Solar Energy Research (ISFH) |
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European Transmission and Distribution Systems – Ready for Smart Grids Episode 56 with Dr. Michael Weinhold, Siemens Smart Infrastructure |
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Wege zum klimaneutralen Unternehmen Episode 55 with Wolfgang Saam, Climate Protection Companies and Prof. Jens Hesselbach, University Kassel |
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Renewable Energy Markets: What Europe can learn from California Episode 54 with Bernadette Del Chiaro, California Solar & Storage Association |
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100% Erneuerbare Energien für Deutschland bis 2030? Episode 53 with Hans-Josef Fell, President at the Energy Watch Group |
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Neues Klimaschutzgesetz und seine Auswirkungen – was kann die Politik & Wirtschaft tun? Episode 52 with Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Henning, Fraunhofer ISE |
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Fight Against Climate Crisis: Effective Strategies for Companies Episode 51 with Nicolas Schuerhoff, right. based on science |
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Stand und Perspektiven des Recyclings von Lithium-Ionen-Batterien Episode 50 with Prof. Dr. Achim Kampker, RWTH Aachen |
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Wärmewende: Wie können Quartierskonzepte und Contracting gut zusammenspielen? Episode 49 with Tobias Dworschak, vedec |
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Technologien und Innovationen am Solarmarkt – was bringt die Zukunft? Episode 48 with Andreas Bett, Fraunhofer ISE |
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Renewable Energy and Jobs – What Prospects Does the Market Offer? Episode 47 with Michael Renner, IRENA |
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What Impact will Sustainable Batteries Have on the Market? Episode 46 with Florian Mayr, Apricum |
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Agrivoltaics – Synergistic Production of Food and Energy Episode 45 with Max Trommsdorff, Fraunhofer ISE |
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Netzunabhängig in den Urlaub – Was können emissionsfreie e-Trailer? Episode 44 with Markus Emmert, BEM & Dr. Rüdiger Freimann, Erwin Hymer Group |
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Customers Benefiting from Flexibility? Episode 43 with Dr. Paul Troughton, Enel X & SmartEn |
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Innovative Solarspeichertechnologien erobern den Markt – Evolution statt Revolution Episode 42 with Carsten Körnig, BSW & Stefan Krokowski, LG Energy Solution |
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Off-Grid PV: New Ways for Climate Protection & Power Supply Episode 41 with David Lecoque, Alliance of Rural Electrification (ARE) |
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Gibt es bald eine Art AirBnB für Ladesäulen? Episode 40 with Konrad Benze, Chargehere & Johannes Brodführer, eliso |
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European Hydrogen Market Set to Explode Episode 39 with Alexander Esser, Aurora Energy Research |
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Wie wird Tübingen bis 2030 klimaneutral, Boris Palmer? Episode 38 with Boris Palmer, Lord Mayor, University City of Tübingen |
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Vehicle-to-Grid: Bidirectional Charging Brings CO2 Saving Potential Episode 37 with Prof. Dr. Dietmar Göhlich, Mobility2Grid |
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Spirit of Optimism in European PV Markets Episode 36 with Michael Schmela, SolarPower Europe |
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Elektromobilität 2020: Strohfeuer oder Durchbruch? Episode 35 with Marcus Fendt, The Mobility House & Checrallah Kachouh, Compleo |
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The Role of Cogeneration in the New Energy World Episode 34 with Hans Korteweg, COGEN Europe |
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Wie weit sind wir bei der Nutzung von grünem Wasserstoff? Episode 33 with Jeanette Uhlig, dena |
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E-Mobilitäts-Provider: Lerneffekte aus Nutzersicht Episode 32 with Dr. Axel Sprenger, uScale |
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Power-to-X & Green Hydrogen for European Mechanical Engineering Episode 31 with Dr. Carola Kantz, VDMA |
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Autarkie als Riesenchance für den Speichermarkt? Episode 30 with Aurelie Alemany, SENEC GmbH |
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Synergy Effects Through Solar and E-Mobility Episode 29 with Thomic Ruschmeyer, German Solar Mobility Association (BSM) |
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Why the Energy Transition is Still an Electricity Turnaround Worldwide Episode 28 with Rana Adib, REN21 |
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Episode 27 with Carsten Körnig, BSW Solar & Dr. Martin Ammon, EuPD Research |
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Stromnetz 2050 – So erreichen wir die energie- und klimapolitischen Ziele Episode 26 with Christian Schorn, TransnetBW GmbH |
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Episode 25 with Dr. Norbert Reuter, Stadtwerke Konstanz |
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The New Oil: Green Hydrogen from the Arabian Gulf Episode 24 with Cornelius Matthes, Dii Desert Energy |
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Renaissance der europäischen PV-Produktion – Solar-Boom 2.0? Episode 23 with Gunter Erfurt, Meyer Burger |
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Die Integration der Erneuerbaren Energien ins Netz der Zukunft Episode 22 with Robert Spanheimer, BITKOM |
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Stammtischwissen der Elektromobilität – so nachhaltig und zukunftsweisend ist E-Mobilität wirklich Episode 21 with Kurt Sigl, Bundesverband eMobilität e.V (BEM) |
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How Consumer Demands are Effecting the Transport Sector Episode 20 with Jennifer Dungs, InnoEnergy |
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Booster für die Wirtschaft – wie schaffen wir eine erfolgreiche Energiewende? Episode 19 with Dr. Patrick Graichen, Agora Energiewende |
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Europe as a New Hotspot for E-Mobility? Episode 18 with Espen Hauge, European Association for Electromobility (AVERE) |
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Reform des EEG – die wirtschaftlichen Chancen einer klugen Energiewende Episode 17 with Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) |
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Episode 16 with Robert Busch, Federal Association for the New Energy Industry (bne) |
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Energy Storage in Brazil – Prospects and Challenges Episode 15 with Markus Vlasits, NewCharge |
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Photovoltaik – ein Pfeiler nachhaltiger Energieversorgung Episode 14 with Dr. Jann Binder, ZSW |
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Clean Water – sauberes Trinkwasser dank Solarenergie Episode 13 with David Wedepohl, BSW-Solar & Ali Al-Hakim, Boreal Light GmbH |
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Solar in South America – Where is the upcoming PV Nation Brazil Heading? Episode 12 with Rodolfo Zamian Danilow, Ministry of Mines and Energy of Brazil |
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The Current Status, Role and Costs of Energy Storage Technologies Episode 11 with Matthias Vetter, Fraunhofer ISE |
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Zukunftstrend ganz nah: Technische Revolution durch Elektromobilität Episode 10 with Lars Thomsen, future matters |
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Floating Solar PV – Global Momentum and Perspectives Episode 9 with Toni Weigl, BayWa r.e |
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Rettet Wasserstoff die Energiewende? Episode 8 with Werner Diwald, Deutscher Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellenverband (DWV) & Zeyad Abul-Ella, Home Power Solutions |
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Long-term effects of COVID-19 on the Storage Market Episode 7 with Florian Mayr, Apricum |
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Der Weg zum CO2-neutralen Unternehmen – mit Nachhaltigkeit zum Geschäftserfolg Episode 6 with Frank Lehmann, Ensinger Mineral Heilquellen GmbH |
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Merchant PV Conquers the European Electricity Market Episode 5 with David Wedepoh, BSW-Solar & Benedikt Ziegert, enervis energy advisors GmbH |
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EU Recovery Package: Make or Break for the Green Deal? Episode 4 with Aurelie Beauvais, SolarPower Europe |
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Prosumer-Geschäftsmodelle heute und morgen – intelligente Energiewende von unten? Episode 3 with Frauke Thies, SmartEN |
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E-Auto fahren & sparen – Top-Tarife für verschiedene Autotypen Episode 2 with Christine Koch, EuPD Research |
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Aktueller Bericht aus Berlin: Der 52-Gigawatt-Deckel für PV fällt Episode 1 with Carsten Körnig, BSW-Solar |
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