Expert from TenneT to evaluate student projects

During the course of the summer term students of our teaching module on online participation developed two (online) participation concepts for SuedLink, a 800km long power supply line currently in planning to support Germany’s transition to more renewable energy. We were very happy to welcome Thomas Wagner of TenneT the company which is planning to construct the power line. Thomas Wagner is responsible for the consultation of the public in the areas affected by the new power line and provided an expert assessments of the viability of the concepts. He congratulated the students on their work and was impressed by the level of detail of their requirements analysis. At the same time, he also grounded some of the more ambitious ideas outlined in the concepts and offered valuable advice based on his experience with citizens and administration.