Running the Numbers for Tesla’s Solar Roof: How Much Will It Cost You?
Barry Cinnamon digs into the economics of Tesla’s newest tech. And despite the lack of information, he’s pretty optimistic about the prospects for the solar roof. by Barry Cinnamon November 08, 2016 I’ve been getting a lot of questions about Tesla’s recently announced...
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What’s Next for Solar Energy? How About Space
Scientists are closer than ever to making the far-out concept of a space-based solar collection system a reality By Michelle Z. Donahue SMITHSONIAN.COM NOVEMBER 4, 2016 535 19 0 3 42 4 769 535193420769 Think about what you know about clean sources of energy. What’s...
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A new world record for solar thermal efficiency
Scientists at the Australian National University have set a world record for efficiency for a solar thermal dish generating steam for power stations. The team halved energy losses and achieved a 97 percent conversion of sunlight into steam through a new receiver for a...
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The Solar Roof from Tesla
The sun provides more than enough energy in just one hour to supply our planet’s energy needs for an entire year. Your home can capture this free, abundant energy source through rooftop solar tiles, turning sunlight into electricity for immediate use or storage in a...
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Coming Soon: Roads That Produce Solar Energy
A project in Missouri will test whether highways can become a new source of power. BY KEVIN J. RYAN Reporter, Inc Until now, capturing solar energy generally has meant placing panels on roofs or, at the industrial level, in large open fields. That might be changing....
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The world is increasing its reliance on renewable energy, particularly solar.
Solar energy certainly has come a long way in being a reliable source of energy in its own right. Going from being a novelty resource tapped by climate change advocates to increasingly being used by individuals, cities, and even whole countries. Indeed, more and more...
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Good News: The Cost of Solar Power Has Fallen 25% in Only 5 Months
“There’s no reason why the cost of solar will ever increase again,” former Masdar Clean Energy director Frank Wouters has told Electrek. The cost of building solar power has plummetted 25% in five months, according to low construction bids on solar projects in China...
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70%, 80%, 99.9%, 100% Renewables — Study Central
A number of research teams have tackled the whole “how much could (or should) renewable energy power our grid?” question. Of course, the regions studied, goals of the studies, technology assumptions, and other parameters have varied, so the studies come to various...
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Panasonic and Tesla are broaden its partnership to include residential storage batteries
Panasonic and Tesla Motor are broadening their battery partnership to include the manufacture and marketing of powerful, low-cost storage batteries for homes. The U.S. electric automaker recently revealed that in light of its plans to acquire SolarCity, it also plans...
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