Elon Musk

Walmart pins store fires on Tesla solar installs in new lawsuit
Walmart has linked a string of store fires in recent years to Tesla’s alleged mismanagement of solar panel installation and maintenance, taking Elon Musk’s outfit to court.
Aug 21, 2019 // Rooftop PV, USA, TESLA, Elon Musk, SolarCity, ssfusa, lawsuit, Walmart, North America, litigation
Tesla will rent you a solar array for $50/month
Elon Musk is trying just about everything to reimagine the solar business. But will this one work?
Aug 21, 2019 // Solar, USA, TESLA, Sunrun, Elon Musk, SolarCity, vivint, Sungevity, North America
Solar-powered desalination plant in Kenya gives fresh water to 25,000 people a day
New solar-powered desalination plant provides fresh water in Kenya. The plant is already able to support 25,000 people a day. As more water-scarce regions pop up worldwide, technology such as this offers an energy efficient way to provide fresh water.
Aug 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, TESLA, Elon Musk, Kenya, desalination, Hayes Barnard, GivePower, World Health Organization, water, Africa
Tesla Ramping Up Production Of V3 Solar Roof Tiles To 1,000 Systems/Week By End Of 2019
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed on Twitter that the company is working to ramp up the production of its solar roof tiles to a rate of 1000 per week by the end of the year. Rollout of the solar roof tiles has been slower than the company expected back when they were first revealed in a 2016 event at the Universal Studios backlot in Southern California.
Jul 31, 2019 // BIPV, bipv, TESLA, Elon Musk, Southern California, Universal Studios backlot, LEGO, Building-integrated photovoltaics
Tesla Sets Record for EV Deliveries, but Losses and Solar Shrinkage Endure
2019 is supposed to be “the year of the solar roof,” but Tesla’s solar business continues to wither.
Jul 29, 2019 // Storage, TESLA, Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, Solar Shrinkage Endure, China and Model Y
Tesla Sets Record for EV Deliveries, but Losses and Solar Shrinkage Endure
2019 is supposed to be “the year of the solar roof,” but Tesla’s solar business continues to wither.
Jul 26, 2019 // Storage, California, USA, TESLA, Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, Motor Trend, North America
Tesla results: solar down, batteries up
Elon Musk’s EV and energy company is becoming increasingly irrelevant in the rooftop solar market, but battery sales are booming.
Jul 25, 2019 // Storage, TESLA, Sunrun, Elon Musk, SunPower, Solar Roof