
Chapter 15
PV in Berlin—How it All Began: The Story
of Solon, Q-Cells. PV in Brazil
Stefan Krauter
Photovoltaik Institut Berlin, Wrangelstr. 100, D-10997 Berlin, Germany
Sometime around 1994/1995 we had the 25th meeting of our
association (aim: the development of the International Solar
Centre—ISC), the goal was noble (the salvation of humanity?),
the participants were pretty much the solar scene in Berlin (four
professors, five solar NGO representatives, a former spokesperson
for the Green Party, a solar artist, two solar freelancers), but
somehow the implementation was taking a while. The centre was
supposed to be financed through the renting of rooms