Hermann Scheer, who has died unexpectedly aged 66 after suffering from chest pains, was a tireless campaigner for the promotion of renewable energies, in particular solar power, a cause he championed ...

This is part of a series of posts on distributed renewable energy that will be posted to Grist. It originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local ...

Hermann Scheer, the man who crafted the legislation that turned Germany into a solar and wind powerhouse, died last week. His innovation wasn't technical, but it may prove more important than any ...

Hermann Scheer has been described both as the "solar king" and the "Stalin of windpower", but the German MP behind the revolutionary project to make his country completely energy self-sufficient is ...

Dr Scheer's great passion is renewable energy and he has used his position as a member of parliament in Germany to persuade the country to invest heavily in wind and solar power. As a result Germany ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

GEORGE BUSH and Hermann Scheer, the guru of the solar-energy revolution, agree on one thing. The Kyoto Protocol is bunkum: a tiresome diplomatic distraction to the real business of enterprise ...

Members of the German parliament don’t usually create much of a stir outside Europe. But Hermann Scheer electrified a Washington audience last month with his gale-force enthusiasm. Nuclear fission and ...

Hermann Scheer, a member of the German Parliament, recently published a book, Energy Autonomy, in which he delineates the consequences of continued reliance on fossil fuels, the advantages of ...

THE recent announcement to shut down Kariba power station due to low water level confirmed our worst fears that there is verry little light at the end of the tunnel, a development that also threatens ...