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...Q&A CHRISTIAN BALE...
...Q-Cells AG, based in Thalheim, has taken a different tack. "We thought it was better to concentrate on one step," says Stefan Lissner, head of investor relations. Three of the company's four founders came from Solon AG, a solar-module company based in Berlin. Unhappy with the quality of the cells they were able to purchase, they decided to make their own and founded Q-Cells in 1999. Located in the economically depressed former East Germany, Q-Cells has 869 employees and four factories, and currently plans a fifth. It will need one, with revenues projected to increase...
...Q-Cells is a model for the job creation the German government hoped for when it passed solar legislation. Although highly educated and technically skilled, the country is struggling with a 10% unemployment rate. Building an advantage on the next big technology, goes the thinking, could drive economic growth. "We feel there's a chance for Germany to be innovative, to create an industry and possibly be the leader," says Cornelia Viertl, a senior adviser at the German Federal Environment Ministry. Public awareness of environmental issues and a desire to be less dependent on Russian natural gas have created...