Dr. Björn Peters is a German physicist and energy economist. He is also an investor into the newest generation of nuclear power plants, as co-founder and CFO of Dual Fluid Energy. He heads the research and consulting institute Peters Coll, which he founded, and advises entrepreneurs and politicians. On a voluntary basis, he is a founding member of the Nuclear Pride Coalition as well as a member of the federal board and head of the energy policy department at the economically liberal think tank “Deutscher Arbeitgeberverband e.V.” (German Employers‘ Association), where he is responsible for the energy policy column „The Energy Question“.

In this this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses the following topics with him:

- What is the cause of the energy crisis?

- The German debate on extending nuclear power plants

- What to expect from the new generation of nuclear power plants, as for example small modular reactors (SMRs)?

- How to assess the EU's response to the crisis, in particular the proposals for price regulation?

- Can shale exploration in Europe offer solutions?

- Are energy blackouts to be expected in Europe?