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 »Roof-Top Farming In India
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 »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 »Rooftop Economics: Tesla’s New Solar Roof Cheaper Than Normal Roof
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 »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 […]
Read more »DeepSolar: How To Spot Every Solar Panel In The United States
December 28th, 2018
Via Solar Daily, an article on a new tool that identifies solar panels from high-resolution satellite data using automated image analysis: Solar panels now account for over 10% of total electricity generation in some U.S. states, such as California. But policy-makers, utility companies, and engineers still find it difficult to put an accurate number on the […]
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