Moments ago, Tesla emailed CleanTechnica with information regarding the next step of Tesla’s SolarCity acquisition. There is not much to add regarding the announcement itself, so it will be pasted in full further down, but I think it’s useful to quickly summarize some of our previous articles on this topic to … [continued]
Here are the 20 CleanTechnica stories from the past week that got the most clicks. That may or may not mean they are awesome. Proceed with caution. 😀 Nissan’s “No Charge To Charge” Program Expands To 10 New Markets Tesla Poised To Deliver Knockout Punch To Fossil Fuels In The … [continued]
The leading US solar developer SolarCity posted a $250 million net loss in the second quarter of 2016, despite exceeding installation guidance for the quarter. SolarCity published its second quarter earnings this week to shareholders, highlighting what good news it could in its Shareholders Letter. However, nothing could hide the … [continued]
Editor’s Note: A couple of years ago, when I created a list of 17 top cleantech champions, I actually put both Jigar Shah (author of this piece) and Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a tie at #1. Jigar has a wealth of knowledge from the solar industry, as well as … [continued]
Originally published on Medium. By Griffin Hagle The United States is on the path to becoming a clean energy superpower. So why do we still talk about energy like it’s 1979? Last August, an essay in Fortune by Jigar Shah and Raj Pannu laid bare the basic problem of the … [continued]
More than 2 years ago, some CleanTechnica readers got together and wrote an open letter to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) regarding its routinely tragic and off-the-mark energy forecasts. Here’s one highlight from that: It was forecast [in 2010] that we would reach 0.45 GW of Solar PV on the … [continued]
A new documentary called Catching the Sun, about the solar power industry, has been created by Shalini Kantayya and has theatrical releases set for April in New York City and Los Angeles. A national screen tour will bring the film to other US cities before Earth Day. Danny Kennedy, Jigar Shah, … [continued]
Complete nonsense. The most socialistic thing I’ve ever heard. That’s just two quotes from a value of solar conversation between ILSR’s John Farrell and Karl Rábago of the Pace Energy and Climate Center that took place online on July 8, 2015. More and more people are installing solar, significantly reducing … [continued]
This week, a long list of CEOs, including Elon Musk, cousin and SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive, Michale Brune (Executive Director of Sierra Club), and Jigar Shah (President, Generate Capital co-founder and regular guest writer here at CleanTechnica) wrote to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to request an intervention in regards … [continued]
Aloha, Dawn here. As 2015 comes to a close, the Energy Excelerator team would like to recognize our fellow innovators paving the way for the next generation of cleantech leaders. There is nothing more powerful to me than working with others who are excellent at what they do and are … [continued]
