An Average Wind Turbine Could Take A Tesla To The Sun In 3 Years
The energy generated in a year from a standard US wind turbine could lift the Empire State Building half a mile into the air or fly a loaded Boeing 747 around the world twice.
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Defending Against Car Hacking: Tips, Tricks, & Tesla (Infographic)
Connected cars require increased vigilance to ensure their safety. While some of today’s cars have documented vulnerabilities (e.g. the infamous hacked Jeep), Tesla has been steadfast in its efforts to defend against car-hacking efforts. The Silicon Valley automaker even works with “white hat” hackers to proactively identify and fix security flaws. And, Tesla’s robust efforts often involve substantial rewards.
Elon Musk: It Takes More Than Intelligence To Succeed (Infographic)
Having spent many years as an advisor to venture capital funds and numerous billionaires (to say nothing of raising six children), Cantrell has been involved in many stories of success and failure. He’s a likely candidate to answer that often-asked question, “What’s the secret of Elon Musk’s success?”
A Brief History Of Tesla In One Simple Infographic
The Tesla Model 3 is poised to change the automotive world forever. It’s a sporty, attractive 5-passenger sedan, with at least 215 miles of range, a 0–60 MPH time of under 6 seconds, and a starting price of just $35,000. The Model 3 had 325,000 paid reservations in the week … [continued]
What Uses The Most Energy In US Homes? (Infographic)
Originally published on Green Building Elements. Take a close look at this infographic to see what power-thirsty vampire appliances consume the most energy in your home – and how to stop them. We give thanks to Homeselfe co-founder Ameeta Jain, who is sharing this useful infographic on how you can cut your energy … [continued]
Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, & The Various Effects — Great New Infographic
An interesting new infographic from “InformationisBeautiful” concerning carbon dioxide emissions and climate change recently came to my attention, and seemed worth sharing. The infographic goes over many, many things, including: the current rate of carbon emissions, the carbon ‘budget’ if we’re going to avoid a dangerous rise in temperature, current … [continued]
UV Light Systems & How They Clean Water
Water certainly isn’t our primary focus, but technologies that make our water cleaner are an important part of cleantech, and we do have 531 articles published on the category. Water purification and water desalination technologies are very useful and to some perhaps even interesting, but they don’t exactly put a … [continued]
The Joy of Solar… Infographics
Originally published on Let the Sunshine In: A Solar Power Blog. In 2002 the Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp released their fourth single, “Remind Me.” To promote it, a French motion graphics studio named H5 was hired to produce a computer-animated music video, depicting a typical morning and workday of a … [continued]
Solar News: Home Energy Storage Market To Explode, Vivint Solar CEO Says Republican Congress Could…
Here are some more great solar stories from around the interwebs, to complement our own solar stories: For Consumers 1. Going Solar Made Easier By Online Shopping Site and Staples Gift Cards 2. New Financing Models to Drive Demand for Commercial Solar 3. Crowdfunding Solar Power for the World’s Poorest People 4. This Social … [continued]
The Growth Of Residential Solar Energy
UPDATE Oct 5: The infographic has been updated and relaoded. UPDATE Sept 19: Took some digging, but I just found that the average all-in residential solar PV system cost was down to $3.74/watt in Q2 2014. With the average system size being 5 kW, that makes the average cost $18,700, much lower than … [continued]
