CleanTechnica » panasonic http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Panasonic “Smart Town” In Japan Centered Around Solar Energy & Storage http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/experimental-smart-town-developed-japan-panasonic-emphasis-solar-energy-storage/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/experimental-smart-town-developed-japan-panasonic-emphasis-solar-energy-storage/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2014 09:54:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76290 A new experimental “smart town” based especially around the technologies of solar energy and battery storage is being developed in Japan by Panasonic Corporation (along with other public and private partners), based on recent reports. The new 1000-household-strong town recently had its grand opening — with the first residents moving in earlier this year in the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/experimental-smart-town-developed-japan-panasonic-emphasis-solar-energy-storage/feed/ 5 How Battery Costs May Drop Below $100/kWh http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/13/battery-costs-may-drop-100kwh/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/13/battery-costs-may-drop-100kwh/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:00:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73360 RenewEconomy. (Note, all dollars are $US). The flow of analysis about battery storage from big-end investment banks continues apace. Last week it was HSBC and Citigroup with ground-breaking reports – which we wrote about here and here. UBS also jumped in on the act too. Why is this so? Well, according to UBS, interest from

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/13/battery-costs-may-drop-100kwh/feed/ 30 Panasonic Creates Gigafactory-Dedicated Company http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/09/panasonic-gigafactory-company/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/09/panasonic-gigafactory-company/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2014 17:03:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73226 EV Obsession. Tesla and Panasonic are the two driving forces behind the massive battery Gigafactory being built in the Nevada desert. To facilitate this huge project, Panasonic has formed a new company to oversee its operations at the Gigafactory, and its initial $92 million investment is the first of many cash infusions. The Gigafactory will

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/09/panasonic-gigafactory-company/feed/ 2 Tesla Superchargers Per Capita, 200-Mile GM Electric Car… (EV News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/tesla-superchargers-per-capita-200-mile-gm-electric-car/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/tesla-superchargers-per-capita-200-mile-gm-electric-car/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:50:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73042 Get your EV news fix here. From Tesla to Tesla to Tesla (oh yeah, and some cool Nissan, GM, and BMW electric car stories), here are some cool stories we haven’t covered (yet). Tesla Is an Unplugged Perfomance + BBS Wheels Tesla the best Tesla yet? (GAS2) If you don’t know about the most useful

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/tesla-superchargers-per-capita-200-mile-gm-electric-car/feed/ 7 Lux Research Predicts +50% Overproduction For Gigafactory’s Li-ion http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/lux-research-predicts-50-overproduction-for-gigafactorys-li-ion/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/lux-research-predicts-50-overproduction-for-gigafactorys-li-ion/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2014 15:30:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71493 Originally Published in the ECOreport Tesla motors has already defied the odds. Few in the automotive world expected to see a high priced electric vehicle like the Model S achieve such recognition. It has also dramatically boosted the sales of Panasonic batteries, and now Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to go further. Musk’s $4 billion

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/lux-research-predicts-50-overproduction-for-gigafactorys-li-ion/feed/ 51 Is Tesla Overreaching With Gigafactory Tactics? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/tesla-overreaching-gigafactory-tactics/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/tesla-overreaching-gigafactory-tactics/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:50:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71447 Tesla Motors announced big plans earlier this year. Though the agreement is not public, Panasonic is also involved: it plans to manufacture and supply cylindrical lithium-ion cells Tesla uses to build battery packs to power electric cars. Specifically, said Sebastian Blanco of Autoblog Green in June, batteries from Tesla’s announced Gigafactory will power the concept vehicle

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/tesla-overreaching-gigafactory-tactics/feed/ 23 Tesla & Panasonic Finally Sign Lithium-Ion Gigafactory Agreement http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/01/tesla-and-panasonic-finally-sign-lithium-ion-gigafactory-agreement/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/01/tesla-and-panasonic-finally-sign-lithium-ion-gigafactory-agreement/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2014 19:20:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70140 You have surely heard of the battery Gigafactory that Tesla Motors wants to build so that it can manufacture lithium-ion batteries on a very large scale. Panasonic, Tesla’s current lithium-ion battery cell supplier, was reportedly unsure about it, as Panasonic saw the Gigafactory as quite “risky.” However, it has now signed an agreement with Tesla on how the two will

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/25/tesla-news-buffet/feed/ 8 Nest, Samsung & Yale Launch New Home Networking Technology http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/22/nest-samsung-yale-launch-new-home-networking-technology/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/22/nest-samsung-yale-launch-new-home-networking-technology/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:00:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69689 The Thread Group has created an open platform of home networking technology that allows multiple home devices to interact with each other

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/22/nest-samsung-yale-launch-new-home-networking-technology/feed/ 7 Elon Musk CNBC Interview About Being a Disruptor http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/09/elon-musk-cnbc-interview-disruptor/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/09/elon-musk-cnbc-interview-disruptor/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2014 19:00:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69176 Tech business whiz Elon Musk discusses his various ventures in a CNBC interview, and talks about what it means to be a disruptor of conventional wisdom

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/09/elon-musk-cnbc-interview-disruptor/feed/ 5 Panasonic Expects To Be Tesla’s Sole Battery Manufacturer At Gigafactory http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/panasonic-expects-teslas-sole-battery-manufacturer/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/panasonic-expects-teslas-sole-battery-manufacturer/#comments Mon, 26 May 2014 13:28:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67431 Thanks to @TeslaMS60 for sharing an interesting story regarding Tesla Motors’ coming gigafactory. Panasonic Corp, according to Reuters, expects that it will be Tesla’s sole battery manufacturer at the multibillion-dollar gigafactory Tesla is building in the US Southwest. Panasonic has long been Tesla’s key battery partner, but it was questionable whether Panasonic would continue to have this exclusive

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/panasonic-expects-teslas-sole-battery-manufacturer/feed/ 7 Panasonic Surged To 39% Plug-In Vehicle Battery Market Share In 2013, Thanks To Partnership With Tesla http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/11/panasonic-surged-39-plug-vehicle-battery-market-share-2013-thanks-partnership-tesla/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/11/panasonic-surged-39-plug-vehicle-battery-market-share-2013-thanks-partnership-tesla/#comments Sun, 11 May 2014 20:00:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66591 Thanks to its partnership with Tesla Motors, Panasonic now possesses 39% of the plug-in vehicle battery market — crushing its closest rivals, NEC at 27% market share and LG Chem at 9%. The market as whole is continuing to grow relatively rapidly — having more than tripled over the past three years. It currently rests

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/11/panasonic-surged-39-plug-vehicle-battery-market-share-2013-thanks-partnership-tesla/feed/ 5 Panasonic Sets New Solar Cell Efficiency Record http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/20/panasonic-sets-new-solar-cell-efficiency-record/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/20/panasonic-sets-new-solar-cell-efficiency-record/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2014 16:50:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65662 There are a few companies and institutes that stand out when I think of solar efficiency records. NREL, Sharp, SunPower, First Solar, Fraunhofer, and Panasonic are key ones that come to mind for me. Panasonic has lived up to its history of efficiency improvements by developing another record-breaking solar cell in the crystalline silicon-based solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/14/teslas-gigafactory-providing-american-made-cars-ford/feed/ 21 Top 7 Reasons To Go For An Electric Vehicle http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/top-7-reasons-go-electric-vehicle/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/top-7-reasons-go-electric-vehicle/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 08:50:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64991 Originally published on the website of the Union of Concerned Scientists. By Josh Goldman  You may have heard a lot recently about electric vehicles (EVs). Sales of EVs are up, manufacturers are beginning to offer a variety of EV models – from sportscars to sedans – and our recent analysis found that 42 percent of American households with

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/top-7-reasons-go-electric-vehicle/feed/ 2 Panasonic Unsure About Tesla’s Gigafactory http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/05/panasonic/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/05/panasonic/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2014 17:50:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64790 Originally published on Kompulsa. Panasonic, a major manufacturer of batteries, is reportedly hesitant to join Tesla Motors’ Gigafactory project because it would raise investment risks, according to Panasonic’s CEO Kazuhiro Tsuga. “Our approach is to make investments step by step,” Tsuga said yesterday. “Elon plans to produce more affordable models besides Model S, and I

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/05/panasonic/feed/ 15 Solar Power Plant In A Box — Panasonic’s Power Supply Container http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/03/solar-power-plant-box-panasonics-power-supply-container/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/03/solar-power-plant-box-panasonics-power-supply-container/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:40:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64756 Providing dependable electricity to remote areas of the world will increase the opportunity for improved life and education possibilities for many people. Panasonic has demonstrated commitment to this endeavor with a new development, an expandable, portable, self-contained photovoltaic system with batteries. On March 25, Panasonic Corporation announced it had developed the “Power Supply Container,” a stand-alone photovoltaic

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