Hermann Scheer (RIP) was a German politician who is responsible for making grid-connected solar profitable in about the year 2000 as he brought the German policy for reimbursing people for solar energy, so that they would make a profit. This brought about years where over half of the World’s installed PV was in Germany. This created the modern solar industry and kick-started modern PV manufacturing. If it were not for Hermann Scheer, we would probably be 10 years behind where we are now with PV

prices and installed capacity. Eicke Weber was a friend of Hermann Scheer and Eicke was also the director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems for 10 years, which is the European equivalent of NREL. Eicke brought Intersolar to San Francisco, he was on UC Berkely Faculty and has done a million other things, while remaining a really nice person. I am proud to call Eicke a friend.

 

Topics Covered:

 

Hermann Sheer’s Legacy www.ilsr.org/hermann-scheers-feed-tariff-legacy-75-worlds-solar-pv/

Bill Brooks www.brooksolar.com

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en

Madam Mi

Fusion

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) www.NREL.gov

Governor Jerry Brown

California Solar Initiative (CSI)

SNEC World’s Largest Renewable Energy Conference www.pv.snec.org.cn

Nancy and George Lightman

Hans-Josef www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Josef_Fell

Swanson’s Law

Feed in Tariff (FIT)

Sultan Al Jaber

Irena www.IRENA.org

International Solar Energy Society (ISES) www.ises.org

PV manufacturing in China

Deng Xiaoping

IRA

John Kerry

Deng Xiaoping

CO2

PV Technology and Market Developments

Global Shifts in Energy Policy

Clean Tech Business Club www.cleantechbusiness.club

 

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