We’ve written a lot about average solar power prices, especially in the US — utility-scale solar power prices and rooftop solar power prices. But we’ve seldom found or teased out prices from different rooftop solar installers. I think the last time I did so was when I highlighted that SolarCity’s prices (per watt) … [continued]
Nearly 10 years ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk published “The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan.” In December of last year, I wrote an article about how this master plan has been coming to life, and Mike Barnard followed up with a summary of his own in May. 3 days ago, Elon … [continued]
Can’t get enough of that solar energy and wind energy news? Below is a roundup from the past few weeks from around the web. (Note that we’ve moved most renewable energy project news to Cleantechies, since that site is more focused on the inside-baseball and daily-grind news of renewable energy, and we … [continued]
Update: As an extra item, note that the company is planning to open a 100 MWh battery factory in Austria in 2017. No Gigafactory (Tesla’s Gigafactory target is 50,000 MWh a year), but not a bad start. Update #2: Here’s a slide (screenshot from the video in the comments) showing some … [continued]
(Full Disclosure: I own stock in both TSLA and SCTY, because I think they have strong long-term competitive advantages and are leaders in bringing us into a cleaner, safer future. I do not intend to influence stock prices with this article or any others, and I do not anticipate that … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. Wall Street has not been kind to the idea of Tesla Motors buying SolarCity in a deal that would involve no cash but would pay the solar panel company with $2.8 billion in Tesla stock. Some analysts have even used words like “deranged” when referring to … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. What was the cause of the Tesla stock price plunge following the announcement of the (possible) SolarCity deal? Conventional wisdom says that it’s the result of the deal being a “bad one.” But what are the other interpretations? What about the notable fact that Tesla … [continued]
Cal State University has chosen Advanced Microgrid Solutions to develop advanced energy storage systems at some of its sites. A 1,000kW/6,000kWh system will be installed at CSU’s Long Beach campus, and two other systems totaling 2,000kW/12,000kWh will be implemented at the CSU Office of the Chancellor and the Domninguez Hills campus. (Other sites might … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Will Tesla’s growing Tesla Energy business serve as a catalyst for company growth in 2016? That’s the question posed by a recent article published on The Motley Fool. While we’ll probably have to wait a while longer to get a real sense of whether or … [continued]
Editor’s Note: In this episode of Cleantech Talk, Matthew and I chat about Tesla’s unique 18650 batteries, Tesla manufacturing and manufacturing in general, robots, Volkswagen’s gigafactory plans, and more. Enjoy! –Zach Shahan Welcome, everyone, to a belated set of show notes for this Cleantech Talk episode! While we strive for … [continued]
