Tariffs and tax credits dominate solar policy at the federal level. But all politics is local, and so are some of the policies that hamper solar installation. They include the rules laid down by homeowners’ associations and historic districts, whose gatekeepers often frown on the aesthetic impact of solar panels. That’s where Sistine Solar comes […]
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Chasing The Sun
Douglas Hutchings and his colleagues at Picasolar had honed a chemical process to generate more power from solar panels, and, in the early 2010s, raised more than $4 million from the federal government and equity investors. But before manufacturers of solar panels would give it a try, they wanted proof the technology could scale up […]
