Washington, D.C. — Today the U.S. Department of Energy announced that eight teams have been selected to participate in the second round of the Solar Energy Innovation Network, a program that supports multi-stakeholder teams pursuing new applications of solar energy and other distributed energy resources in unique locations and contexts.
Forget the latest Hollywood film noir and spend some time learning about this story instead. The story is that of Reno, Nevada, and the location of the original Tesla Gigafactory. The historical drama, a true story, unfolds with twisting and dark details.
The story came to light due to the notable new podcast series The City (USA Today’s investigative podcast). Episode 4 of season 2 is titled “West World.”
Apple is serious about solar energy. It has 200 megawatts of installed solar in China and has just announced a partnership with NV Energy to add 200 megawatts in Nevada to power its enormous data center located there.
Even as a satisfied Nissan Leaf driver, I pay attention to every note of news from Tesla Motors and thoroughly enjoy Elon Musk. Most EV enthusiasts respect Tesla. Sometimes in awe, we follow every move Tesla makes. So, even as fans of Nissan zero-emissions vehicles, we need encouragement to stay in … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Construction of the Tesla Gigafactory is proceeding at a rapid pace and is, in fact, still ahead of schedule when it comes to being on track to actually produce batteries. This may come as a surprise to many, as one of the consistent themes with … [continued]
We recently covered a talk that JB Straubel gave at the University of Nevada — Reno. He gave the typical overview of Tesla, with updates on many of the projects it has going on, including the Gigafactory, which is just up the road from the university.
To kick off this cleantech news & views link drop, below is an awesome talk given by Envision Solar CEO Desmond Wheatley (…3 years ago). Chris wrote about it a bit on EV Obsession, but I just want to highlight that it’s one of the best talks on the topic of … [continued]
Construction on Tesla’s Gigfactory not far outside of Reno, Nevada, is starting to really pick up pace, according to recent reports — with at least $53.1 million already spent on construction, according to an analysis from the Reno Gazette-Journal. This estimate is based on permits filed by Tesla with local authorities … [continued]
According to several news items from reliable sources, Apple is teaming up with Nevada utility NV Energy to build a solar farm to support its data center in Reno, Nevada. This would be Apple’s third solar farm, following the two currently in construction next to its North Carolina data center. … [continued]
A lot of new, large, solar and wind power projects have been announced, finished, or funded in the past day or so, so I thought I’d do a combined post on all of these together. Washington’s Largest Wind Power Project, the 343-MW Lower Snake River Wind Facility-Phase I, began commercial operation … [continued]
