Podcasts
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Innovation in the Energy Sector: Germany’s High-Tech Agenda and the Future of Energy Research
Bernd Rech & Dr. Alexandra-Gwyn Paetz (BMFTR) Helmholtz Climate Podcast
The objectives of the new High-Tech Agenda for Germany are ambitious: by focusing on six key technologies, the German government aims to provide targeted impetus for innovation in science and industry – including in the energy sector. But have the right priorities been set? Which developments in energy research are currently particularly promising, for example in the field of renewable energies? And how can cooperation between science, politics and business be further strengthened in the interests of the energy transition? - April 2026 (Audio in German)
How do you supply a lunar base with electricity?
Eva Unger & Felix Lang (Potsdam University) über MORGEN Podcast
How do you generate electricity on the Moon? Prof. Eva Unger and Dr Felix Lang are exploring how we might live and work there in the future. And they are currently developing concrete solutions for this: new solar cells, new energy systems and entirely new approaches to how energy is organised. - April 2026 (Audio in German)
Solar Energy - Potential of the Sun
Klaus Jäger detector.fm Podcast
Should we rely more heavily on solar energy? Or are we overestimating the sun's potential for electricity generation? The right course for the energy transition is currently being debated once again. An assessment of the possibilities and limitations of solar energy. - December 2025 (Audio in German)
Green Energy for Millions of Households
Catalina Jimenez detector.fm Podcast
Millions of people in southern Africa have no or only limited access to clean energy. The "GreenQUEST" initiative aims to change this. Firewood, charcoal or fossil liquid gas are the main fuels used for everyday tasks such as cooking, heating and cooling or switching on lights. However, this type of household fuel has negative consequences for the environment, the climate and people's health. - October 2025
How modern assessment centres work for trainees
Heiko Kreth Young Talents Podcast (July 2025, Audio in German)
Lisa from AZUBeasy in conversation with trainer Heiko, responsible for the training of IT specialists at HZB. At the Embrace Festival in Berlin in June on the Young Talents Stage, Heiko gave a presentation on ‘Gamification in the Assessment Centre - your Aimbot for Recruiting’.
In the podcast you can learn more:
What the assessment centre (AC) at HZB looks like for IT trainees.
Why Heiko is still a fan of ACs.
What you need to bear in mind.
What gamification has to do with AC and much more...
Batterien - Energiespeicher der Zukunft
Sebastian Risse detector.fm Podcast
Batteries are considered a key technology for the energy transition. Why are they so important, what is being researched and why will not just one, but many different batteries determine the future? - July 2025 (Audio in German)
Why do we need quantum computers?
Jens Eisert detector.fm Podcast
Quantum computers are seen as the key technology of the future. They promise to solve complex problems for which today's computers are too slow - from the development of new materials to the optimisation of global processes. But how revolutionary are they really and what are their limits? - December 2024 (Audio in German)
Unique X-ray source for energy and materials research
Markus Ries detector.fm Podcast
BESSY II in Berlin enables researchers worldwide to advance energy and materials research with the help of synchrotron radiation. BESSY III will go into operation in the mid-2030s - an even more powerful generation of X-ray sources. - August 2024 (Audio in German)
How the energy transition benefits from catalysis research
Steffi Hlawenka detector.fm Podcast
Efficient and inexpensive catalysts are the key to many future technologies and a successful energy transition. This is why the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin is driving catalysis research forward. - May 2024 (Audio in German)
What is the state of the German solar industry?
Rutger Schlatmann detector.fm Podcast
Despite record figures for the expansion of solar installations, several German solar companies have had to cut back their production. How does this fit together? And what needs to change in order to increase production in Germany again? - February 2024 (Audio in German)
Hydrogen - the "champagne" of renewable energies?
Steffi Hlawenka BR50 Podcast
For years, there has been an intense debate about the use of fossil fuels, which are not infinitely available and are also harmful to the environment. In addition, the demand for energy continues to rise and cannot be met with conventional renewable energy sources. This is where hydrogen comes into play as the green energy source of the future. (Audio in German)
Climate change and the city: more greenery or more photovoltaics?
Björn Rau BR50 Podcast
Cities and municipalities must now prepare for the consequences of climate change. Droughts and heavy rainfall are expected to become more frequent and more intense. To counter this, planners are proposing measures such as green roofs, green façades and large-scale unsealing - a green city with fewer heat islands of glass and concrete. On the other hand, buildings should not only be constructed and insulated in an energy-efficient manner, but also cover an increasing proportion of their energy requirements themselves in future. (Audio in German)
Bessy II sees everything!
Bernd Rech Flux.FM Podcast "Weiß der Adler"
Thousands of tourists travel to Loch Ness every year, among other things to see the legendary monster Nessie. Thousands of scientists come to Adlershof every year to see Bessy II. But while Nessie has always stayed hidden, Bessy II is so big that it can be seen from the sky. Unlike Nessie, the Adlershof monster with its brilliant X-ray eyes is quite useful socially. - June 2023 (Audio in German)
Material, light and the solar cell on the car roof
Eva Unger Flux.FM Podcast "Weiß der Adler"
Stefan Hecht is Director of the newly founded Center for the Science of Materials Berlin, Eva Unger conducts research at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin. Both work in Berlin-Adlershof, both have won prestigious awards. And both deal with materials and light. In this - for the time being last - edition of ‘Weiß der Adler’, we ask the experts what material and light actually are and want to know when we will be able to stick solar cells on the walls of houses and car roofs, because research in Adlershof would already be ready. - November 2023 (Audio in German)
