Recently, Tesla announced that orders would begin to be accepted for the long anticipated solar roof shingles Elon Musk has been promising. Despite the hype, our analysts have concluded that solar shingles are not presently an efficient or cost-effective way …
From Guest Blogger Solar Energy World: Are Solar Shingles Ready for Prime Time? Read More »
Elon Musk recently accomplished his goal of merging SolarCity with Tesla. This bold move is meant to rescue SolarCity from excessive revenue losses in previous quarters while also attempting to create a more streamlined energy service. But Musk may have …
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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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: Tesla Buys an Auto Parts Supplier Based in Michigan Read More »
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. …
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 …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: Ford Could Make a Car Like Tesla’s Model S, According to CEO Read More »
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 …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: Tesla’s “D” is an All-Wheel Drive Model S with Dual Engine Read More »
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 …
Tesla Motors: A Subject of Conversation Like No Other Read More »
