
328 PV in Berlin—How it All Began
However, in the beginning, nobody dared to take the first step.
Even the “established authorities” in the industry at the time
warned against it (however, they also had done the same regarding
the founding of Solon). The project was then put on ice for the
foreseeable future, before certain “centrifugal forces” accelerated
the initiative to establish a cell production plant: on one hand the
aforementioned discussions, and on the other the loss of ideals,
e.g. resulting from the appointment of Mr Hasenbein, the chairman
of the board “suggested” or rather installed by our bank, Berliner
Sparkasse, the desire for glory