NREL Explodes Solar Panel Waste Myths
Solar panel misinfomation is everywhere and growing stronger. A new report from NREL sets the record straight.
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Introducing TerraVis: The SolarPanel Tonneau Cover Worksport
Worksport Introduces Upcoming TerraVis Product Line—the First Ever Solar Technology Integration for Pick-up Truck Tonneau Covers
How My Tesla Model 3 Order Turned From Super Easy To Super Confusing
It was the 12th of April. I had waited exactly 3 years and 12 days. That morning, like many before it, I checked the Danish locale of the Tesla Model 3 configurator and there it was: the Standard Range Plus ready to order.
Pairing Geothermal Plus Rooftop Solar For A Truly Renewable Home
Many homeowners now use rooftop solar panels to generate their own electricity, and a geothermal heating and cooling system works well in tandem with solar panels because the geothermal heat pump helps regulate your home’s temperature using the electricity provided by your solar panels.
GAF Energy Introduces Integrated Solar PV Roof System
GAF Energy will begin offering its new integrated solar roof systems through conventional roofing contractors this year. It may not look like a Tesla SolarRoof, but it will be less expensive and it’s available now in 9 states.
Saudi Arabia & Softbank Will Partner To Build World’s Largest Solar Power Plant
SoftBank and Saudi Arabia will cooperate to build the world’s largest solar power plant. It will cost $200 billion and generate 200 gigawatts of electricity.
Long Beach City College Snaps Clean Energy Award
Long Beach City College (LBCC) just received the Community College Energy Award at the Green California Summit, and that is good news considering the political assault on cleaner energy and our health.
Sea-Green Solar Glass Covers 25,000-Square-Meter School In Denmark — 12,000 Solar Panels
Sea Green is possibly the most soothing calm color of the entire color spectrum. Imagine how wonderful it must be to be encompassed and surrounded by 1,200 sea green solar arrays as a student at C.F. Møller-designed International School Nordhavn in Copenhagen. It is cleantech magic informing the architecture — not only soothing to the eye but refreshing to the student’s mind and body as the solar panels produce clean energy and keep the air cleaner while adding to the building’s aesthetic.
Solar Cell Tariffs Won’t Create A Significant Number Of Jobs For Americans, Will Eliminate Tens…
Suniva and SolarWorld have filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission claiming cheap solar cells and solar panels from China made it impossible for them to compete and drove them into bankruptcy. The claim is not about subsidies given to those companies by the Chinese government, only that the imported products are cheap and hurt Suniva’s and SolarWorld’s business. (Note that Suniva itself is a subsidiary of a Chinese solar company that opposed the complaint.)
Hurricanes Clear The Way For Tesla To Power Puerto Rico & The Caribbean
The destruction of the electrical grid in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands is a giant opportunity for Elon Musk and Tesla. Will they seize the moment?
