Hermann Scheer was an important German politician and renewable energy advocate from the late 1960s to the early 2000s. He was a big supporter of solar energy and helped create programs to make renewable energy more accessible to people around the world. He believed that all people should have access to clean and renewable sources of energy, and worked hard to make it happen! He was very successful in getting governments to support his ideas and even received awards for his work. He wanted everyone to know that renewable energy could be an important part of a better, cleaner future.