The book introduces you to the numerous tangents of the energy transition with exciting subject matter. At the same time, you will learn about what are probably the most exciting developments in the modern world with the challenges of today; on the one hand with a view to maintaining energy supply security for people, and on the other hand with a view to the many opportunities for future generations. The book explains the current positions on the energy transition, explains why the energy transition may initially seem paradoxical and explains the tangents of the energy transition. The book shows the comprehensive link between the energy transition and environmental protection against increasing climate change. The book shows the booming global image of the energy transition. The success of the energy transition depends crucially on the start and speed of implementation of defined goals, which requires determination and regional identity with the emerging fields of action. In the course of the book, the initially tempting-sounding statements are also confronted with the claim and the reality. The energy turnaround is made comprehensible by presenting the efforts from a wide variety of perspectives. Let yourself be inspired and excited by the numerous opportunities that the energy transition offers.

The siren call for full electrification lures people in with the simple and convenient-sounding claim that we only need to be able to provide enough renewable electricity and all energy issues will be solved, including mobility. However, even if the electrical grid is expanded up to a hundredfold, the systems generating the electricity would still have to be regulated to protect the grids from overload, because only as much electrical energy can be fed into the electrical grid as is being taken from the grid elsewhere at the same time. The enormous amounts of energy in the terawatt range that are to be generated by the planned wind turbines, which will then be stored by which technical solution, are being concealed. In the gigawatt to terawatt range, we really no longer need to talk about storage with batteries alone. The sustainable energy transition links the electricity sector with heat, gas products and fuels. Hydrogen is the link with Power-to-X.

Let yourself be inspired by the fact that change opens up many opportunities, that change is very exciting without exaggeration and that change can trigger a lot of enthusiasm for the future. Please do not allow yourself to be unsettled by the deliberately created confusion on the part of the lobby against an energy transition, as the lobby against an energy transition deliberately presents incomplete arguments. The energy transition must be viewed holistically so that the interrelationships that have a significant influence on climate change and environmental impacts can be recognized. The energy transition must be viewed holistically so that the sound technological expertise and infrastructure know-how can be optimally integrated into the existing energy markets and can also expand the existing energy markets. This energy transition is not the first energy transition. If the energy transition is to succeed and if the agreed climate targets are to be met, there is no alternative to the immediate expansion of renewable energies. Yes, the energy transition costs money. But the results of the insurance companies show that the effects of increasing climate change will lead to an increase in damage events such as storms, floods, inundations and heat-related fires and that the expected costs will be much higher, probably by a factor of ten or more.