The new master plan for Tesla’s Fremont manufacturing facility, submitted by the company to the Fremont Planning Commission, suggests that Tesla may end up doubling the size of the facility over the coming years. To be more specific, the plans show that Tesla could end up adding as much as 4.6 … [continued]
LG Chem has begun construction on a new lithium-ion battery production facility outside of Wrocław, Poland, home of CleanTechnica director Zach Shahan and home of the Cleantech Revolution Tour conference taking place this weekend. Once completed (by the end of 2018), the facility will represent the first mass production plant … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. The island nation of Cape Verde is located 250 miles west of Senegal in the southern Atlantic ocean. It has few natural resources — except wind and sunshine. Virtually everything the nation’s 550,000 people consume has to be imported at great expense by air or … [continued]
It’s been about 24 hours since Presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump went head to head in the first US Presidential Debate. It was billed as something close to a heavyweight UFC title match, and it was arguably bloodier than that. I suspect that Conor McGregor would have been … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. North Carolina’s economic leaders, and some politicians, know that the next 14 years will be crucial. This is already America’s #3 solar state, with 1.93 GW of installed capacity. The area surrounding Raleigh has earned the nickname “Silicon Valley of smart grid.” This state is making impressive strides with its intelligent and high-performance buildings, … [continued]
The electric vehicle startup Faraday Future now employees more than 1,000 people on the US, according to a new press release from the firm. The employment milestone means that the firm has expanded pretty rapidly, considering that it was founded only a bit more than 2 years ago, in May … [continued]
From the “Brews and Bills” file: Last Friday, Governor Maggie Hassan joined ReVision Energy co-founder Phil Coupe at Throwback Brewery in North Hampton for a ceremonial signing of HB1116 — New Hampshire’s landmark solar energy bill — which Governor Hassan officially signed into law in May. HB1116 essentially doubled the … [continued]
SolarCity announced earlier this month that it intended to begin cutting jobs in an attempt to streamline the company’s business following lower-than-expected quarterly results and forecasted guidance. To soften the blow, somewhat, SolarCity’s co-founders, brothers Lyndon and Peter Rive, asked the board to reduce their salaries from $275,000 per year to … [continued]
It’s 5:43 am and I can’t sleep. The fire is mounting another assault. On August 7th, rumor has it that a (fossil fuel) off-road vehicle malfunction touched off the “Pilot” fire just north of our home. For a nerve-wracking week, the wind held the fire just two miles north of us until … [continued]
Originally published on sister site Planetsave. The face of the solar workforce is really starting to glow. As of 2015, women are now representing 24% of workers in the solar industry, up 2% from 2014. Helping more women enter the field, GRID Alternatives has been instrumental in this rise. And, with solar … [continued]
