Energy Revolution Needs Interpreters

When people meet for the first time, they often mark the occasion by shaking hands. Subsequent meetings also typically begin and end with a handshake. However, if we fail to articulate our interests and concerns between handshakes in a way that others are able to comprehend, they will not be in a position to offer us an appropriate solution no matter how well-disposed they might be to doing so. This simple image underscores the importance and anticipates the complexity of finding a common language and a common set of terms in a new cross-sector environment that can be expected to play a crucial role in the effective digitization of our energy-supply systems. …