Italian renewable energy project developer Enel Green Power has announced an expansive capacity addition and capital investment program. Enel Green Power plans to invest $9.9 billion over the next 5 years, focusing mostly on enhancing generation capacity. The company hopes to add 7.1 GW of new capacity before the end of … [continued]
Have some free time on your hands? Here you go, use it up: Tesla Tesla History — How Much Do You Know? (Video) SolarCity and Tesla Will Change The World 340+ Mile Tesla Roadster Upgrade Due Out In August After Driving a Tesla, Everyone Should Drive an ICE Tesla CEO Elon Musk Takes Japan’s … [continued]
Originally published on TeslaMondo. With Model X approaching, it’s time to speculate about what rival automakers will say when their SUVs suddenly go stale by comparison. Looking at the Model S phenomenon as a guide, we can expect lots of entertaining commentary from Tesla’s old-school competition. Here’s how rival camps, … [continued]
Most of Tesla’s recent quarterly conference call was dedicated to Tesla Energy, and I think I highlighted the most important or interesting points here. However, let’s not forget that Tesla is disrupting the auto industry with some wonderful electric vehicles. The Model X is close to production, and development of the … [continued]
Update: See this article for more context and quotes: 38,000 Tesla Powerwall Reservations In Under A Week (Tesla / Elon Musk Transcript). Originally published on RenewEconomy Tesla says demand for battery storage products “just nutty”, and cites Australia and Germany as countries where household system will be economic. The hoopla around Tesla’s … [continued]
One of the huge pieces of news coming out of Tesla’s conference call last night was that 38,000 reservations have been made for Tesla’s Powerwall (but with an average above 1/reservation resulting in something more like 50,000 Powerwalls or more), as well as ~2,500 reservations for the much larger Powerpacks. This … [continued]
Danish wind energy giant Vestas Wind Systems announced its first quarter earnings for 2015, and with revenue, earnings, and free cash flow all increasing compared to a year earlier, the company has improved their outlook for 2015. Revenue for the Vestas’ first quarter was €1,519 million, up 18% from Q1’14’s €1,283 … [continued]
Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa has released its first quarter earnings report for 2015, and it’s good news all around, with increase in revenue and sales, pushing the company’s shares to a near-yearly high. Announced on Wednesday, Gamesa revealed that the company’s revenues increased 43% to €820 million, from €573 million in … [continued]
Yet another green bond issue is in the offing from an Indian entity. NTPC Limited (formerly National Thermal Power Corporation) is planning to raise $500 million through a green bond issue. The company will also raised an additional $500 million through conventional rupee-denominated bonds. The funds raised through these bond … [continued]
US solar energy provider SolarCity reported first quarter earnings for 2015, narrowing its net loss and recording a record 237 MW booked. At the same time, SolarCity announced that it had closed what is believed to be the largest financing aggregation facility for distributed generation solar projects, closing a $500 … [continued]
