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Engineers Willard MacDonald and Mark Galli have long believed in solar energy to power the planet.
Now, they’re launching a new chapter.
In 2005, they founded Solmetric to develop tools to make solar more effective. In 2014 they sold Solmetric to the giant Utah-based solar installer Vivint Solar for $12 million. Last August, they bought it back.
Next steps: develop new products and expand further internationally.
“Solmetric is back, under local ownership. We have new product ideas and this is a platform to develop those new ideas,” MacDonald said during a recent interview at the…
With original owners back, a fresh vision for Sebastopol solar energy firm
