Last week you got to meet Peter Thiele of Sharp Energy Solutions Europe. Now it is the turn of Carsten Körnig of the German Solar Association to answer our six questions:
1. How are you personally – and as a company – coping with the corona crisis?
I consider myself lucky that as far as my personal environment is concerned, the positive aspects have shone through: more mindfulness and time for the family, fewer distractions. Even my eldest daughter has been seen more often... Despite the home office setup and limited travel, the association has also weathered the crisis relatively well so far. This is thanks to our dedicated team and strong digital competence.
2. What are you enthusiastic about, apart from your company?
In each of my few free minutes, I recharge my mind by heading to the piano – a treat I allowed myself for the 20th year of my sometimes very nerve-racking industry commitment. A sailboat session out on the water also works wonders.
3. What social media account or podcast makes your life better?
Over 10 years ago, the internet helped strike a positive balance in my life. Since then, however, I have not been able to attribute any truly relevant life-enhancing effects to the world of virtual communication. Instead, I prefer direct, person-to-person contact wherever possible.
4. Whom would you like to meet/have met?
I would have given a lot for a personal interview with Nelson Mandela. To me, he admirably combines the values of humanism, idealism and a fighting spirit. Another person is the communication and musical genius that is Leonhard Bernstein.
5. If you could change one thing in the world – other than the corona crisis, of course – what would it be?
I would like to give everyone access to cognitive and emotional education. Many other problems out there could probably vanish into thin air as a result.
6. What aspect of your company’s work are you most proud of?
At the turn of the millennium, the idealism, founding spirit and perseverance that we, together with a few other pioneers, were able to draw on to create the political “launchpad” into the solar age with the Renewable Energy Sources Act was something special. The assertiveness and efficiency as well as the organisational and communicative professionalism that then enabled us to secure global triumph in photovoltaics. And all this despite numerous severe hostilities, a David/Goliath balance of power and repeated Sisyphus setbacks.
Up next: Thomas Kercher of PMT (mfo)
