Tesla Patents New Process To Bond Solar Cells With Heat-Cured Conductive Adhesive
Tesla and SolarCity have been awarded a patent for a new process that uses heat to bond solar cells together to make a solar panel.
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Double Tesla Powerwall Installation — Lessons Learned (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
The Tesla Powerwall is an intelligent 14kWh (13.5kWh usable) residential energy storage appliance that offers homeowners the ability to store power generated by an onsite solar system or from the grid for use as an emergency home battery backup. Despite its attraction as an emergency power device, Powerwall was designed from the ground up as a way for homeowners with onsite solar systems to extend the power they generate during daylight hours into the night.
Schools In Hawaii & Queensland Get Battery Storage From SimpliPhi & Tesla
Schools in Queensland, Australia and on O’ahu in Hawaii are taking advantage of battery storage solutions to further their educational goals.
The Economist Announces The Death Of The ICE (Finally)
The most recent cover story in The Economist announces, “The death of the internal combustion engine… it had a good run. But the end is in sight.” In a remarkable account, The Economist reports that the internal combustion engine’s “days are numbered. Rapid gains in battery technology favour electric motors instead. … Today’s electric cars, powered by lithium-ion batteries, can do much better.”
Tesla Takes Tiny House On Tour To Tout Rooftop Solar & Energy Storage In Australia
Tesla Australia has created a Tiny House to introduce Australians to the benefits of residential rooftop solar power. It will be towed behind a Model X to every major city in Australia.
Tesla Powerwall + High Electricity Prices Driving Australians To Energy Storage
Australia is undergoing something of an energy crisis — growing demand combined with under-investment in the electric grid has recently led to a series of embarrassing blackouts, and electric rates are soaring. South Australia has just overtaken Denmark as the place with the world’s most expensive electricity.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk: In terms Of Finished Goods Inventory, “At A Systemic Level, We…
Coming off a landmark Tesla Model 3 launch event, Elon Musk sounded upbeat, positive and somewhat relieved on Tesla’s recent conference call discussing the company’s second quarter financial results*. He explained that this was: “maybe the best I’ve ever felt about Tesla. Last week stressed the hell out of me but I really think this is probably the best I’ve ever felt about the company.” At one point, Elon said bluntly: “At a systemic level we are substantially more efficient than other carmakers.”
sonnen — the utility of the future? (CleanTechnica Interview)
Highly regarded battery storage firm sonnen was one of the big winners of the 2017 Zayed Future Energy Prize, winning in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) category. I interviewed sonnen CEO and co-founder Christoph Ostermann in January just after the company won the prize. It was a fun interview because of how futuristic sonnen’s vision is and also because of Mr Ostermann’s clear propensity for fun.
First Tesla Solar Roof Systems Installed On Employee Homes
The first Tesla Solar Roof installations have been completed. The cost is estimated at $42 per square foot, which is less than any other new roof with a conventional solar system mounted on top of it.
Elon Musk’s Solar Power Math
Elon Musk managed to get off a lot of really pithy comments in his recent appearance at the National Governors Association meeting — he spoke of a future in which gas-burning cars will be like horses, and explained how China has taken environmental leadership away from the US. He also discussed the personal sacrifices required of a superhero, and his failed efforts to exert a positive influence on America’s Climate-Change-Denier-in-Chief.
