When a public servant tells an industry conference that he’s going to go off-script, he might be trying to suck up to the audience… or you might be about to get a rare glimpse into how he really feels. Pretty quickly, those listening to Alan Berry’s two-slide presentation at a renewable energy industry event on Friday realised they were getting the latter. “I think Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for a different outcome,” said the Marine Institute’s (MI) research infrastructure manager as he began his presentation. “We decided to stop.” He…

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