Clean power is on its way for data centers as a service, too
Using clean energy to power data centers is becoming increasingly commonplace, and it's not just the huge Internet companies like Apple, Google and Facebook that are doing this with their own…
View ArticleTesla’s gigafactory will make batteries in 2016 for Model S & X
Tesla is moving incredibly fast on getting its massive battery factory built. According to the company's recent annual filing, Tesla plans to produce batteries in the factory as early as 2016…
View ArticleThis data project could help save forests being destroyed by insects
A new project that combines satellite data, airplane mapping data and on-the-ground field data of the forests of the Pacific Northwest over several decades could help researchers better manage future...
View ArticleThere are now 2,000 Tesla superchargers out there
Electric car company Tesla Motors says it's now deployed 2,000 of its fast chargers at close to 400 Supercharger stations (380 according to the latest annual report). Tesla's Superchargers can give…
View ArticleSolarCity sues Arizona utility over solar anti-competitive practices
The solar financier and installer chaired by Elon Musk, SolarCity, has filed a lawsuit in Arizona federal court claiming that the Arizona utility Salt River Project is using anti-competitive practices to…
View ArticleApple granted patent to use wireless strength map data for vehicle navigation
Apple was issued a patent on Tuesday for vehicle navigation technology that can take wireless signal strength into account for planning a route. Apple first filed for the patent in August 2012,…
View ArticleDo you want to own a solar panel in a farm far away?
Business model innovations have been crucial for the solar industry in recent years. Community solar -- where people can buy into community and neighborhood solar panel projects -- has emerged, as…
View ArticleSunEdison acquires battery project startup Solar Grid Storage
Solar developer SunEdison has acquired a young startup called Solar Grid Storage, which develops battery projects in conjunction with solar projects. The companies planned to announce the deal on...
View ArticleAs growth slows, Opower looks beyond energy efficiency
Opower has long been the energy software player to beat. But almost a year after it went public at $25 per share on the New York Stock Exchange, the company is…
View ArticleSee Tesla’s massive battery factory under construction
Tesla is moving incredibly fast getting its massive battery factory built, and plans to have batteries made there as early as 2016 for its Model S and Model X cars. Showing…
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