06-18-2014, 06:01 AM
The firm unveiled plans to build one of the world's largest high-efficiency solar panel plants, using technology from Fremont-based Silevo, which they also said they'd acquired. "We expect to have to install 10 gigawatts [of high-efficiency panels] a year," Chairman Elon Musk said on a conference call announcing the move. "If you look at the current capacity in the world, we're not able to do that right now."
Elon Musk Just Made The Same Huge Bet On SolarCity That He's Making With Tesla - Business Insider
The concept is beautiful in its simplicity: Take long stretches of open canals in dry, sunny terrain, and cover them with solar panels. Which is precisely what India's coastal state of Gujurat is planning to do on a huge scale. In 2012, it launched a project that aims to turn its vast network of canals—which currently spans 11,000 miles—into a massive, serpentine solar power plant.
India's Bold Plan to Cover 1,000 Miles of Canals With Solar Power Plants | Motherboard
Scott, an electrical engineer (MSEE) with over 20 years of experience under his belt, thought that we as humans could make our roads, parking lots, and even bike paths more efficient by building them out of solar panels. He’s built a modular paving system of solar panels that can withstand the heaviest of trucks up to 250,000 pounds.
Solar Roadways Is Exactly What It Sounds Like, And It's Awesome