With high-voltage pulses we can do fantastic things: clear air and water, generate fertilizers and break rocks; all with just electricity! However, for full utilization in the real world we need to be able to tailor the pulses from pulse to pulse to the application. In this project I will take this crucial step by unravelling the complex interaction between the pulse source and the load in a case study and by the development of “Next-Generation Smart Pulsed Power Technology”: fully real-time-controllable solid-state pulsed power that can adapt its waveform from pulse to pulse to optimize the application.