In search of the question of what gives us energy, a couple of friends head to a valley that is at the forefront of today’s debate about energy generation in the region. A gigantic new reservoir is to be built here, which would inundate the habitats of rare animals and plants. But that is not why we are choosing this place. We choose this place because it arouses our curiosity with its steep walls, covered in snow, shimmering down in the last light of day. We choose this place because it gives us energy.