Hermann Scheer (born April 29 1944 in Wehrheim) is a Social Democrat member of the German Bundestag (Parliament), President of Eurosolar (The European Association for Renewable Energy) and General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy. In 1999, Scheer was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for his "indefatigable work for the promotion of solar energy worldwide".. He was voted "Hero for the Green Century" by TIME Magazine in 2002.