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This Engineer’s Solar Panels Are Breaking Efficiency Records

Cars That Think

The show highlighted rooftop solar panels in Germany, explaining that the panels generated electricity to power the buildings and even earned the owners money by letting them sell extra energy back to the electricity company. Invented in 1983, PERCs are used today in nearly 90 percent of solar panels on the market.

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Hyundai introducing Hyundai Home energy ecosystem; solar energy and EV charging for consumers

Green Car Congress

Hyundai is facilitating the easy installation of an integrated clean energy ecosystem called Hyundai Home. Hyundai Home offers customers an opportunity to access solar energy and electric vehicle charging from their home with top-rated home chargers, solar panels, and energy storage systems through a one-stop marketplace platform.

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Airbnb just partnered with ChargePoint to help hosts install home EV chargers

Baua Electric

Photo: ChargePoint Airbnb and ChargePoint have partnered to help homestay hosts install EV chargers in the US in the face of growing demand. Airbnb and ChargePoint will provide US hosts with discounts on home EV chargers and installation service. Get started here. –ad* ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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South Dakota’s largest solar farm just came online

Baua Electric

Photo: National Grid Renewables National Grid Renewables just brought South Dakota’s largest solar farm online in Pennington County. Wild Springs is a 128-megawatt (MW) solar farm in the Southwest Power Pool, which manages the central US’s electric grid and wholesale power market.

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EGEB: This New Jersey community solar farm gives landfill a new purpose

Electrek

MW community solar project in New Jersey nears completion. Albuquerque, New Mexico, launches an Electrified Dealer Program to help car dealers sell EVs. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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EGEB: Minnesota’s largest utility files to replace coal plants with huge solar

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Xcel Energy has filed to replace its coal plants with what would be the largest solar farm in Minnesota. A Clean Cars Illinois program would create jobs and save money. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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This startup is about to install bladeless rooftop wind turbines on box buildings

Baua Electric

The noiseless technology leverages aerodynamics like airfoils on a race car to capture and amplify each building’s airflow to generate energy. Aeromine says its systems typically consist of 20-40 units installed on the edge of a building facing the predominant wind direction. Specs are here.) Get started here. –ad*

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