Anheuser-Busch may be the largest company to date to take a 100% renewable energy pledge.
Tesla to begin taking orders for Solar Roof in April
Production of the luxury BIPV product will not begin until “mid-2017”, and a waiting list has appeared on the Tesla site.
Tesla plans US$1 billion stock, bond offering to fund Model 3
Tesla has filed to issue $US750 million in convertible notes, and another one million shares of stock in advance of its Model 3 roll-out.
Pioneering solar firm Sungevity files for bankruptcy
Four days after laying off an estimated 400 employees, Sungevity has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
California senate pushes for 100% renewable energy by 2045
California Senate leader introduces 100% renewable energy bill by 2045, competing with Hawaii for most aggressive renewable energy mandate in US.
Tesla begins battery production for Powerwall and Tesla 3 at Gigafactory
The factory is producing lithium-ion batteries both for Tesla’s energy storage products and electric vehicles
Lazard: Solar PV, storage costs fall in 2016
Lazard report says rooftop solar costs on “by far the steepest cost decline of any technology,” with energy storage looking like following suit.
Contract for world’s cheapest solar power signed for Dubai mega-project
This PPA for the third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the lowest price PPA known.
Tesla shareholders approve SolarCity acquisition
Elon Musk has announced that Tesla and SolarCity shareholders have approved the merger between the two companies.
US solar: The next four years could get ugly
Donald Trump’s election doesn’t augur well for US solar. Worse news, however, is the Republican Party has retained control of the US Senate.