Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla has signed an agreement with new home builder Alset EHome to outfit a whole new community being built with Tesla solar panels, Powerwall, and electric vehicle chargers. The idea of built-in solar and energy storage is starting to catch some steam in the real estate development world. Homeowners are seeing the value of producing their own energy and that value can be added on day one of a…

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): After running into glitches last week, ISS astronauts successfully installed Roll-Out Solar Arrays yesterday. IKEA and The Rockefeller Foundation start a $1 billion fund for small-scale clean energy. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…

The solar roof industry is such a new – yet burgeoning – industry that it’s not really included in local, state, or federal policy. Updating incentives, policies, and regulations could help expand the adoption of solar roofs. With the Biden administration’s strong focus on carbon reduction, the solar investment tax credit (ITC) seems to be safe through 2024. But as it’s written today…

Tesla has unveiled its new supercomputer, which is already the fifth most powerful in the world, and it’s going to be the predecessor of Tesla’s upcoming new Dojo supercomputer. It is being used to train the neural nets powering Tesla’s Autopilot and upcoming self-driving AI. Over the last few years, Tesla has had a clear focus on computing power both inside and outside its…