HIAA Podcast Tip “Energievoll”: Episode 5 “Hydrogen – The Smallest Element for the Bigger Picture”
The podcast series “Energievoll” by HIAA member company Wien Energie, in cooperation with Studio ZX, the creative agency of the ZEIT Publishing Group, focuses on bold innovations, sustainable solutions, and the challenges of the energy transition for the city of Vienna. Together with energy experts, urban planners, and decision-makers, the series regularly discusses practical questions ranging from the importance of the energy transition for Vienna and its residents, to options for phasing out natural gas, the use of new technologies, and securing an affordable energy supply.
In the approximately 30-minute fifth episode, “Hydrogen: The Smallest Element for the Bigger Picture,” hydrogen takes center stage as a beacon of hope for the energy transition. Where does hydrogen come from? Where will it be used? How can the shift toward a resilient, CO₂-free energy future succeed?
Elvira Lutter (WIVA P&G), Johannes Konrad (TU Wien), and Helmut Meixner (Wiener Netze) explain what makes the world’s smallest molecule so significant — whether as fuel for buses, in industry at the intersection of sectors, or for shifting surplus energy from summer to winter. In the main discussion with Jasmin Schiefer and Kristian Delic of Wien Energie, one thing becomes clear: the hydrogen future is not something far away — it has already begun in Vienna. For example, in Simmering, where green hydrogen has been produced for various applications since 2024.