Living Energy no. 4 covers a range of topics linked by the common theme of Clean Business. Interviews with RWE’s Leonhard Birnbaum and Randy H. Zwirn of Siemens Energy Service Division discuss how technical innovations pave the way towards a sustainable future while putting businesses ahead in a highly competitive market. Technology cases studies include CHP plants, marine current turbines, and virtual power plants.

This issue deals with the overarching topic of intelligent energy systems, showcasing selected technologies and projects that contribute to the ultimate goal of smart, integrated power for the future.
Articles include a review of innovative Siemens wind turbines with comments by top analyst Jos Beurskens. German utility EWE is building electric cars; CEO Werner Brinker outlines the future of personal mobility. Former Indian Secretary of Power Anil Razdan discusses the future of energy in his home country.

From our exciting cover story – a roundtable discussion on the optimal energy mix that comes to you from the Middle East, to an exchange of innovative ideas about tomorrows energy system that discusses in Berlin, to an essay that explores the future of energy in the United States, these pages promise exciting and thought-provoking reading.

This issue covers the gamut of the energy-conversion chain. And it gets up-closeand personal with what upon completion will be the world's largest offshore wind farm.  This issue also features carbon-capture and storage, financing of independent power generation, photovoltaic electricity production, smart grids and urban-friendly substations. Plus energy efficiency, as seen by the World Energy Council’s Secretary General, and a look at the decarbonization of Denmark – probably the least energy-intensive economy in the developed world.