Adapting to Technological Change: Solar Power and Fire
December 31, 2013
Here’s an important tradeoff I never really considered until reading this article: rooftop solar panels can be hazardous for firefighters. It’s an interesting example of how wide and varied the adaptations are to innovation. In this case the potential lethal electrocution from the traditional means of venting a roof on a burning building (creating holes … More Adapting to Technological Change: Solar Power and Fire