Energy

Tesla solar and battery storage deployments tripled year-over-year in Q2 2021

Tesla's second-quarter results may be headlined by its $1.1 billion of GAAP net income, but its energy division achieved some…

Tesla’s solar neighborhood in Austin could help TX learn if renewables are viable

Last week, Elon Musk announced Tesla's first involvement in a major housing development project in Austin, Texas. The project aims…

Elon Musk makes opening remarks in SolarCity trial, defends Tesla’s $2.6B acquisition

Elon Musk has made his opening remarks in a Wilmington, Delaware, courthouse on Monday morning, defending Tesla's $2.6 billion acquisition…

Tesla China to launch Powerwall batteries and residential solar for domestic market

While Gigafactory Shanghai has been producing electric vehicles for the local Chinese market for over a year now, Tesla China's…

Redwood Materials opens up new facility just miles from Tesla Giga Nevada

Redwood Materials, a battery and e-waste recycling venture from former Tesla executive J.B. Straubel, has opened up a new manufacturing…

Tesla donates $3.1M of $6M grant to Jeff Dahn’s Dalhousie University battery team

A team of battery researchers at Canada's Dalhousie University are the recipients of a $6 million grant from the Natural…

Tesla outlines its policy for Solar Panel Removal and Reinstallation

Tesla has released new details that outline its policy for the Removal and Reinstallation of its solar panels on its…

U.S. Senate Panel looks to boost EV Tax Credit to $12,500: What we know so far

The United States Senate Finance Committee is looking to boost the possible Electric Vehicle Tax Credit to $12,500 for manufacturers…

Tesla Powerwall and Autobidder tapped for Vermont’s new frequency regulation program

Last week, Vermont's Green Mountain Power (GMP) launched a program that would utilize energy stored in a network of residential battery storage…

Tesla’s shift to LFP cells for Megapack batteries heralds an energy storage revolution

Canaccord Genuity analyst Jed Dorsheimer recently noted that Tesla has shifted to cobalt-free lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for its…

Tesla Energy gets positive outlook over its solar and batteries’ momentum

Canaccord Genuity maintains a positive outlook for Tesla Energy’s future after TSLA’s Q1 2021 earnings call. In a note shared…

EXCLUSIVE: Tesla Giga Berlin isn’t facing a 6-month delay: German Minister

Tesla Giga Berlin is the electric automaker's first European production facility, and it is slated to begin production of the…

Tesla releases specs for its new Powerwall+ energy storage system

Tesla is releasing the specifications for its new Powerwall+ energy storage system, according to a new product information sheet that…

New Tesla Solar Roof variants spotted being tested near Fremont Factory

It appears that Tesla is hard at work testing what could very well be the next variants of its flagship…

‘Buy Tesla’: Goldman Sachs defines investments as the Age of Oil closes

Goldman Sachs is preparing for the lapse of the Age of Oil, predicting big gains for the companies that continue…

Tesla Solar Roof aces long-term test despite being caked in ash for 5 months

The Tesla Solar Roof may not inspire as much coverage as the company's electric cars like the Model 3 and…

Elon Musk announces $30M donation to Cameron County, TX schools, City of Brownsville

Elon Musk has announced he will donate $30 million to Cameron County Schools and the City of Brownsville, Texas. The…

California solar panel owners’ biggest incentive is in jeopardy

California solar panel owners who make money by selling excess electricity back to the grid have their biggest incentive in…

Tesla’s “Autopilot for grid-type batteries” now manages over 1.2 GWh of energy storage

Autobidder, Tesla's machine learning-driven energy management software described by Senior Vice President of Powertrain and Energy Engineering Drew Baglino as…

Tesla batteries to support proposed 1GW solar system in Portugal

Sunshining, a company that belongs to Spanish-Portuguese solar developer Prosolia, plans to use Tesla batteries to support its proposed 1GW…