Category Future of Clean Energy

China to invest £292bn in renewable power by 2020 : China will plough 2.5tn yuan (£292bn) into renewable power generation by 2020, the country’s energy agency has said, as the world’s largest energy market continues to shift away from dirty coal power towards cleaner fuels.

Tesla's Gigafactory Ramps Up to Full Battery Production : Following earlier production tests, Tesla's Gigafactory is now pumping out Powerwall 2 and Powerpack 2 energy storage products at full speed, with Model 3 cell production set to follow next quarter. By 2018, it'll produce 35 GWh of lithium-ion cells per..

The World's First Solar Panel Road Just Opened in France : A one-kilometer-long stretch of road surfaced in solar panels has opened in the village of Tourouvre-au-Perche in Normandy, France on Thursday.

Hindustan Aeronautics to power its airport facility with solar energy : Bengaluru: State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has set up a 3.5-megawatt solar energy project to power its airport facility in the eastern suburb of this tech hub, said the defence behemoth on Friday.

This City Shows How Solar Energy Could Finally Topple Oil : The green tech revolution has scored a major victory in the fight to power our cities. Las Vegas is one of the newest (and largest) urban areas to now run their entire city government by renewables, including a large portion coming from solar energy.

India Built The World’s Largest Solar Plant : India’s push for solar power is gaining steam. At the end of November, the country turned on the world’s largest solar power plant spanning 10 km sq in Kamuthi in the state of Tamil Nadu. It packs 648 megawatts of power—nearly 100 more than California’s T

Tesla, SolarCity Power Entire Island With Solar and Batteries : Ta'u, an island in American Samoa, has turned its nose at fossil fuels and is now almost 100 percent powered with solar panels and batteries thanks to technology from the newly combined Tesla and SolarCity.

Tesla and SolarCity Offer a Glimpse of the Future In American Samoa Island : Life in the South Pacific is rife with challenges: isolation, volatile weather, scarce economic opportunities and expensive energy.

Tesla and SolarCity Receive Approval For 2.6$B Merger : Earth first. Elon Musk will get to conquering Mars and probably a few exoplanets later. Or at least that sure is how it feels these days, with Musk having all those skyward ambitions at the same time as he’s trying to get a finger in every sector...

Solar Means Business 2016 Report : Tracking Solar Adoption by America’s Top Companies
It should be noted that all these companies are focused on shareholder value, and they wouldn’t invest in solar if they weren’t getting a return on that investment.