August 17th, 2019
Via Fast Company, a report on the world’s largest rooftop farm which is due to open soon in Paris: Large rooftop farms aren’t new—in Chicago’s South Side, a 75,000-square-foot greenhouse on top of a factory building grows up to 10 million heads of leafy greens each year (and was the largest rooftop greenhouse in the world when […]
Read more »Automatically Estimating Rooftop Solar Potential
August 8th, 2019
Via Solar Daily, a report on a new method to automatically estimate rooftop solar potential: Industry figures show the global rate of solar energy installations grew by 30 percent in one recent year, and the average cost of installing solar has fallen from $7 per watt to $2.8 per watt, making rooftop solar attractive to many […]
Read more »July 7th, 2019
Via The Hindustan Times, an article on a program in India that encourages roof-top farming: As part of Bihar government’s initiative to encourage roof-top farming in urban areas, horticulture department officials have begun work to identify 230 “suitable” roof tops for which applications have already been invited. The key objective behind the initiative is to […]
Read more »Tesla Solar Roof: New Time Frame for Ramp-Up
April 25th, 2019
Via Inverse, an interesting report on the timing of Tesla’s solar roof: Tesla’s solar roof could take a while to come to your home. During the company’s first quarter 2019 earnings call Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk explained that the company will move slowly with manufacturing the energy-harvesting tiles to ensure the design will last for […]
Read more »January 12th, 2019
Via Inhabitat, an interesting report on Tesla’s new solar roof: Good news for those who have been eyeing Tesla’s new Solar Roof – the company just announced pricing for its photovoltaic tiles, and they come in at just $21.85 per square foot. That’s nearly 20 percent cheaper than a normal roof once you factor in the energy savings […]
Read more »Rooftop Solar Panels Underpin Household Income In Rural Iran
January 9th, 2019
Via The Iran Project, an interesting look at how rooftop income can change lives in emerging markets: Households in some deprived regions in South Khorasan Province that have built solar panels on their rooftops are earning almost $75 per month, the head of the provincial Regional Electricity Company said. “Close to 155 families have rooftop […]
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