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Contents
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9 Solar Cell Development Work at COMSAT Laboratories
(1967–1975) 275
Denis J. Curtin
10 The IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference 279
Americo F. (Moe) Forestieri
10.1 Brief History of the US IEEE PVSC and the William
R. Cherry Committee 279
10.2 8th PVSC: The 1970 PVSC in Seattle, Washington,
by Joseph Loferski 281
10.3 12th PVSC: 1976 Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
by Americo Forestieri 283
PART III
PV STARTING A SOLAR AGE IN EUROPE
11 Initiating a Solar Revolution in Germany 287
Hermann Scheer
12 My Solar Age Started with Tchernobyl 301
Franz Alt
12.1 Solar Policy Is Social Policy 305
13 Will This Work Is It Realistic Thoughts and Acts of a
Political Practitioner with a Solar Vision 307
Hans-Josef Fell
13.1 My Way of Solar Thinking 307
13.2 Being Called a Solar Do-Gooder and Unrealistic
Politician 310
13.3 Some Important Steps of My Life Illustrate the
Persistence of My Solar Way 312
13.4 And How Is It Today 314
14 The Role of Research Institutes for the Promotion of PV:
The Case of Fraunhofer ISE (Institute of Solar Energy
Systems) 317
Adolf Goetzberger
15 PV in Berlin—How it All Began: The Story of Solon, Q-Cells.
PV in Brazil 323
Stefan Krauter