Chicago’s Invenergy recently declared its most ambitious project yet, a 1,310-megawatt solar farm located in the north of Texas. Once complete, The Samson Solar Energy Center will be the USA’s largest solar project. Invenergy, one of the world’s innovators on green energy generation and storage, sees The Samson Solar in full operation in 2023 and … Read more
Tesla has been trying to make their energy products front and center of their offerings. The company recently improved their panels, while reducing their cost, without even making a big deal of it. Since they’ve introduced the option to pay for their solar by subscription, they’ve also started seeing more customers and referrals. Previously, that … Read more
Right when you start getting hyped about different electric trucks, something about the Cybertruck inevitably pulls you back in. The cultural dynamo will no doubt only get better before its release, but this newest feature would blow all of our minds. Even though solar-roofed cars have been dismissed in the past, by Telsa themselves even, … Read more
According to Tesla’s Solar Panel information on their site, the company has just increased the power while decreasing the price on their panels. The standard panel used to produce 315 W, but now the same sized panel can output 340 W. That’s a %10 increase in power, which pairs amazingly with a nearly %20 reduction … Read more
In 2017, Elon Musk announced the revolutionary Tesla Roof system. Customers flocked to place $1,000 deposits. It would be the end-all-be-all for solar energy production, and with their Tesla Powerpack, the home would soon be freed from the confines of grid energy. At least we hoped. Now, it’s been about three years, and that has … Read more
Forget an Earthship home or some Tesla roof, I want to sail the open seas, like Kevin Costner. The only problem, I’m terrified of maintaining a boat! Well, Singaporean yacht company, Azura Marine may just have that taken care of, with their new Aquanima 40, a solar-powered, battery-amended catamaran. These unlimited-range vessels cover their entire … Read more
A lot of people don’t think that putting solar panels on a car makes any sense, which is fair, considering the limited real estate available. However, the folks over at Sono, a Munich-based company which recently raised $58 million in a fundraising round, would disagree with you. The company’s first electric car, the Sion, will … Read more
Okay Elon Musk, prepare yourself, because the geniuses (plural) at Ford Global Technologies, LLC. are taking inflatables to a whole new level. They have recently patented a large inflatable solar-cell arrangement, which drops down from a stowage state to a tensioned state, thereby allowing for more solar real-estate. In their patent application, it appears as … Read more
In a recent announcement, the US’s largest solar installation company Sunrun, has stated they now will be offering their customers the option of adding Tesla Powerwalls to their home’s solar systems. This is big news for both companies, as Tesla, which formerly was the largest solar provider in the states, took a back seat to … Read more
