The subject of building-integrated solar PV (BIPV) is not new, and some version will almost definitely become popular soon, especially in places like California that have net-zero energy consumption requirements for new construction.
Tag: Elon Musk
From 2GreenEnergy Super-Supporter Gary Tulie: Is 1366 Technologies in Elon Musk’s Sights?
Here’s an interesting post on a new manufacturing process for solar PV cells. I note that I ran across a similar approach at the Solar Power International show a couple of weeks ago, under development at NREL (the US Department …
Compressed-Air Energy Storage
Simon Holege asks: Is compressed-air energy storage (CAES) a serious alternative to using batteries for wind farms, etc.? Under what conditions can CAES be regarded as a viable technology for large scale energy storage? I’ve been a believer in this …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: Tesla Buys an Auto Parts Supplier Based in Michigan
Just a few days after unveiling the Powerwall home battery system, which promises to ensure independence from the power grid for homes and businesses, and possibly cause some radical changes in the energy market, Tesla Motors has announced that it …
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Tesla Tackles Global Warming
A dear friend from the southern part of Germany writes: I thought this article might interest you. Somebody’s gotta do it! America’s Congress is ignoring one of the biggest problems of all time, global warming/climate change. America’s entrepreneurs, however, are not. …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: Ford Could Make a Car Like Tesla’s Model S, According to CEO
With the Tesla Model S selling quite well lately, and with Tesla reporting profits quarter after quarter, it was only a matter of time before other car makers take a page from Elon Musk’s book and start thinking about designing …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan: Tesla’s “D” is an All-Wheel Drive Model S with Dual Engine
When Elon Musk posted a tweet saying Tesla is about to “unveil the D” a couple of days ago, it kept millions of people guessing what that “D” might stand for, with most auto experts speculating that it either points …
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Tesla Motors: A Subject of Conversation Like No Other
Tesla Motors receives more free ink every day than most cleantech concerns get in a decade, and this is understandable, as: • There’s a bunch at stake here, in terms of the future of transportation • The concept that cars …
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Elon Musk on the Imperative to Migrate to Renewable Energy
How can anyone can look upon the work of Elon Musk and not be blown away? For a moment, ignore his other ventures and consider the astonishing success of Tesla Motors alone—a start-up a few years ago that in very …
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Changing the Face of Energy and Transportation in the 21st Century
I have been taking a break from writing books, largely because I was out of ideas—until just a minute ago when I had what I think is a good concept: how the tech giants (e.g., Google) and the American billionaires (e.g., …
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