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964: Why the Best Energy Technology Doesn't Always Win Sass Peress

SunCast by Nico Johnson

Sep 3, 202601:13:44Science & Medicine

The best technology does not always win. Sass Peress has spent nearly four decades learning why. Since entering solar in 1988, he has built companies, introduced new technologies, sold hundreds of thousands of solar prod...

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