Tesla will begin accepting orders for its Solar Roof on May 10 according to a Tweet from Elon Musk. Availability in most countries outside the US will begin next year.
Solar shingles are now gaining increasing traction in the renewable energy landscape. They are architecturally distinctive, more so than traditional rooftop photovoltaic panels. Solar shingles provide an integrated building product providing both roofing security and solar electricity in one package. As PV Magazine’s Charles W. Thurston has stated, “The nascent field … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Homeowners demanding more “curb appeal” for their rooftop solar installations will be interested in the elegant new Solarcentury building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar modules. Sunstation, a new BIPV solar roof system designed with an eye to aesthetics, is now available from Solarcentury and primed for mass … [continued]
Solar shingles are rapidly becoming a viable rooftop renewable energy option for consumers, and their availability is expanding. They are not as cheap as conventional solar panels, but they certainly appeal enough aesthetically to some consumers to be worth the cost premium. In a press announcement made yesterday, New York … [continued]
If you’re itching for more solar news to read this weekend, check out my top (non-CleanTechnica) picks below. Of course, also be sure you’ve read every solar article on CleanTechnica (we’ve only published 5,450… not including this one). I’m also rolling in energy efficiency news and other energy news, below … [continued]
Nexus Energy Homes Inc will be the first home builder to offer DOW POWERHOUSE™ solar shingles on the East Coast of the United States. These DOW solar shingles are not just a more attractive way to build solar panels, but they are also literally shingles — they are classified as official … [continued]
Solar Power 1st EVSI Solar Tree Installations Will Be At California GM Dealership: GM hasn’t been hiding it — it has taken a liking to solar power. As yet another indication of that, it’s been announced that Envision Solar International’s “Solar Tree” will see its first installation at a GM dealership in … [continued]
Some top solar energy news from around the interwebs (other than what we’ve already covered): Tigo Energy Wins Additional US DOE Award For A Total Of $3,500,000 Tigo Energy®, the market leader in solar optimization technology for photovoltaic (PV) solar installations, [last week] announced it has received one of … [continued]
Dow recently announced that it was expanding market availability of its solar shingles, the solar shingles are now available in Northern California and Central Texas (San Antonio and Austin, Texas). In Northern California, the clean energy shingles are available through Town & Country Roofing and Dority Roofing; in Central Texas, they are … [continued]
Solar3D announced this week that “it will conduct a study of the economics and benefits of integrated Solar3D cells directly into roof tiles.” Solar 3D is a three-dimensional solar cell technology company we’ve written about a few times here on CleanTechnica. It’s been working on preparing “super-efficient” 3-D solar cells for market … [continued]
