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#15A - Too Much Power – Not Enough System?

Author
Michael Wilhelm Herzog
Published
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Episode Link
https://michaels-green-world.podigee.io/38-new-episode

Why the energy transition is stuck in outdated rules — and how to fix it.

We met for this conversation at the Bern University of Applied Sciences in Burgdorf.


Case example:


A farm with its own PV system, battery, and electric vehicles – yet the utility still wants to reinforce the grid connection?


In this episode, I talk with Prof. Dr. Christoph Bucher (Bern University of Applied Sciences) about these kinds of contradictions in the energy transition.


We discuss:
• Why photovoltaics should be treated like a power plant
• Why grid planning is often stuck in the past
• The four driving forces of the power shift: electrification, decentralization, digitalization, democratization
• What really helps solve the winter electricity gap
• And why complexity is a strength — not an excuse


This episode makes one thing clear: The technology is ready. What’s missing is systemic thinking.


More about Prof. Bucher’s research:
bfh.ch/en – Laboratory for Photovoltaic Systems



Hashtags (Englisch)


SolarPower #EnergyTransition #ElectricGrid #FutureOfEnergy #SystemsThinking #GridIntegration #EnergyStorage #EnergyEfficiency #Decentralization #Digitalization #Democratization #WinterElectricityGap #EnergyPolicy #Sustainability #MichaelsGreenWorld #BFH

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