A high-level UK delegation led by Caroline Flint MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, visited Berlin and Hamburg as part of a three-day study tour to discuss various aspects of Germany’s energy transition (Energiewende). A particular focus was placed on decentralised energy systems and the financing of community energy projects. The programme was opened by R. Andreas Kraemer, Director of Ecologic Institute, who provided an introduction to Germany’s decision to pursue the Energiewende, placing it in both national and international contexts and examining its economic, environmental, and societal dimensions.