by Jackie | Dec 5, 2016 | Climate Change, Energy, Green Building |
A couple weeks ago, Elon Musk held a special Tesla event to announce a solar roof that would come in the form of solar tiles, seamlessly blending into the structure of a home. The announcement came as a surprise, given there were no whispers about it. Tesla is...
by Jackie | Nov 10, 2016 | Climate Change, Green Building |
Elon Musk has revealed Tesla’s new solar roof panels, which would integrate with a normal home to offer a clean, mainstream source of power. At some point you’ve likely gazed up towards the sun and wondered why – particularly in South Africa – we don’t make greater...
by Jackie | Nov 10, 2016 | Climate Change, Energy, Green Building |
The next evolution in home energy storage is here! The Tesla Powerwall 2 announced today by Elon Musk at the Tesla event in California will be coming into the market in 2017 with an incredible 14kWh of battery storage, double it’s version 1 predecessor. The second...
by Jackie | Nov 10, 2016 | Food, Green Building, Pollution |
SolarCity and Tesla have announced new solar products, which include new solar roof tiles and the Powerwall 2. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said their aim is to produce solar roofs which look better than normal roofs, generate electricity, and offer better insulation. The...
by Jackie | Sep 14, 2016 | Climate Change, Energy, Green Building |
SolarCity has its own “Gigafactory” for solar panels going up in Buffalo where it plans to produce at least 1 gigawatt of capacity per year. The plant, which is largely being funded by the state of New York through Gov. Cuomo’s “Buffalo Billion”, had a few setbacks,...