This book takes a different perspective from other publications dealing with the energy debate. It does not make any self-righteous appeals to a collective guilty conscience nor does it focus on fancy numbers and arguments. The main topic is people. People who are working for a different kind of energy future and who have the ideals and courage to pursue their convictions.
Im Prinzip Sonne - Visionen zum Energiemarkt (Solar energy in principle Ð visions for the energy market), edited by Thomas Nordmann and Christian Schmidt, published 2000 by KONTRAST, Zürich, ISBN 3-9521287-6-7.
«The authors are not concerned with wishful thinking, but rather with physical laws. They introduce solar pioneers, dismantle prejudices against renewable energy, offer inspiring examples and assemble a collection of windy and sunny sites all across the Internet. Unfortunately the book fails to adequately deal with the dependency the old political parties have on the energy market of yesterday. (…) Books like ‹Im Prinzip Sonne› help make an essential change happen sooner. It is all about a human vision for the 21st century.»
Franz Alt für Photon Special