Early adopters of new technologies are considered visionaries, thinking years ahead of the majority. Mainstream entities fight this technological evolution — especially when it has economic ramifications. 

As we undertook an enormous infrastructure project after World War II to build gas pipelines, our future includes constructing local thermal energy networks — much more practical than country-wide pipelines. 

The Siemens Microgrid Lab is researching methods to bolster the country’s emergency electricity needs, among other things.