Impressive as its scale is, size is among the least important things about the Gigafactory. The shift for large scale manufacturing is what is truly gargantuan. Tesla is reinventing mass production for the first time in a century.
Near Melbourne, Australia lies an incredible suburban project underway dubbed Yarrabend. What is unique unique about this venture is that all of the houses will come standard with Tesla Powerwalls and solar panels.
Recent research shows humpbacks do more than just protect their young: they often go on the offensive, actively seeking out and harassing killer whales – and even preventing them from attacking other species like seals, porpoises and sea lions.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have engineered a potentially game-changing solar cell that cheaply and efficiently converts atmospheric carbon dioxide directly into usable hydrocarbon fuel, using only sunlight for energy.
Wind energy has officially overtaken nuclear power as the most affordable energy option at least in the countries surrounding the North Sea.
Solar Impulse finished a 26,700-mile journey, flying a total of 23 days without a drop of fuel.
Airplanes are a great convenience to society but not to the environment. Luckily, NASA is constructing an electric airplane designed to be more efficient and quiet.
Garden grass could become a source of cheap and clean renewable energy, scientists have claimed. A team of UK researchers have shown that significant amounts of hydrogen can be unlocked from fescue grass with the help of sunlight and a cheap catalyst.
Columbus, USA is the winner of the $40 million Smart City Challenge. The Ohio capital will soon burst with electric vehicles, autonomous shuttles, platooning trucks, and bus rapid transit, which will sail through smart traffic lights that turn green just for them.
The latest Tesla master plan makes "ambitious" seem like an understatement. Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk released his “Master Plan 2,” detailing the ways in which he hopes to have Tesla contribute to making the energy economy sustainable.
Victoria's most productive wind farm generating enough power for 140,000 households will be built in the south-west. The $650 million wind farm, to be built near Dundonnell, will have 96 turbines.
U.S. solar has jumped 100-fold in the last decade and prices are now under 4 cents per kilowatt-hour. Solar has doubled seven times since 2000, and Dubai received a bid recently for 800 megawatts of solar at a stunning “US 2.99 cents per kilowatt hour” — unsubsidized.
Salt Lake City has committed to transition to 100% renewable energy sources by 2032, as well as reduce carbon emissions citywide by 80% by 2040.
