THIRTY PLUS YEARS AGO, SOLAR ENERGY IDEAS FACED THE SAME TIRED ARGUMENTS- “TOO EXPENSIVE”, “TECHNOLOGY NEEDS MORE WORK”, “NOT PRACTICAL”, “LET THE UTILITY COMPANIES DEVELOP IT, AND CHARGE US”… This was in response to -then new- ideas on solar panels for individual home use. there were two systems vying for attention:
Active systems, which involved tracking the sun’s path, so the panels always faced directly at the sun, and Passive systems; their advantage was no moving parts to break down, but the angled design would gain the most possible from the sun’s rays.
