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Tesla owner designs creative Model Y solar roof mod that adds up to 60 miles a day

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Using some clever DIY strategies and conventional solar panels, the Model Y owner was able to design a system that allows his all-electric crossover to charge from the sun while it’s parked outside. The Model Y owner noted that his tests with the product have been done in Los Angeles, where the sun is in abundance.

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

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The Tesla Solar Roof may not inspire as much coverage as the company’s electric cars like the Model 3 and Model Y, but the integrated solar shingles are still a unique flagship product. Tesla enthusiast and Los Angeles resident Austin Flack had a 9.09 kW Solar Roof installed on his home last year.

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CleanSpark, Inc. and ReJoule awarded $2.9M second-life EV battery grant with support from Ford

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The California Energy Commission Grant proposal was for the solicitation (GFO-19-310) Validating Capability of Second-life Batteries to Cost-Effectively Integrate Solar Power for Small-Medium Commercial Building Applications. CleanSpark has also agreed to provide over $88,000 in matched funding.

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DOE awards more than $145M for advanced solar technologies under SunShot Initiative

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $145 million to 69 projects in 24 states to help shape the next generation of solar energy technologies. The SunShot Initiative seeks to make solar energy systems more cost-competitive, without long-term subsidies, by reducing the cost of these systems about 75% by the end of the decade.

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Elon Musk unveils Hyperloop preliminary design study

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San Francisco and Los Angeles) that are less than about 1500 km or 900 miles apart. For the study, the Hyperloop design team used a system servicing San Fransicso and Los Angeles. The total cost of Hyperloop in this analysis is under US$6 billion. Power from the grid is needed when solar power is not available.

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California makes first investments in $100M energy research & development program; also biogas and H2

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The Commission also approved grants for the operation of a hydrogen fueling station, biofuel production, geothermal exploration and rooftop solar for schools. Two of the awardees, Halotechnics and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), also received funds from the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E).

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Old EV batteries are being reused as energy storage devices in CA

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A response to these concerns is currently being demonstrated in California by B2U Storage Solutions Inc, a Los Angeles-based startup that’s using second-hand EV batteries as energy storage systems that can support the grid. B2U noted that its use of old EV batteries can significantly lower the cost of carbon-free energy storage.