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Balancing Data and the Human Element for Successful Innovation

Jessica Day | August 15, 2018

Data can tell us a lot, but not everything. The numbers, so the saying goes, do not lie. The idea that cold, hard data tells us everything we need to know about everything is hugely popular at the moment. Algorithms and machine learning will tell us all we need to know, right? Perhaps, but history … Continued

Catalyst and the Capital: the US Department of Energy Takes a Shot at Solar

Lindsay Rentz | July 1, 2014

In 1995 43% of all photovoltaic, solar, panels were produced in the United States. By 2000 that number had sunk to 27%, and in 2010 it had dropped all the way down to 7%. Enter the US Department of Energy initiative: Sunshot. Launched in 2011, Sunshot is focused on making solar power available and affordable … Continued