German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that the Hannover Messe – one of the world’s largest trade fairs – will provide new impetus for the energy transition and strengthen the competitiveness of German industry. “What our country will live on in future is what can be seen here at this trade fair: That we develop new things, that we continuously improve products, that we research and apply pioneering technologies,” Scholz said on Sunday evening at the opening of the world’s largest exhibition for mechanical and electrical engineering. With its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and solutions fo…