Saturday, July 30, 2016

Details On Tesla Gigafactory Building Permits To Date

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With the official Tesla/Panasonic Gigafactory Grand Opening still calming down, doing an article detailing Gigafactory 1’s building permits to date seems as though it could provide some new insight into the project’s progress to date. According to an email sent to CleanTechnica by Jack Cookson over at BuildZoom, the total permitted value of work to date [&hellip

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Spotted: Brand New Tesla Model Xs Outside “Secret” Apple Car/Autonomous Driving Office

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It’s a public secret of sorts that some of Apple’s electric car and autonomous driving research is based out of a relatively nondescript complex located in Sunnyvale, California. What actually goes on in the complex (175 San Gabriel Dr) isn’t something as publicly known, though there are reports of noise complaints in the area relating [&hellip

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Friday, July 29, 2016

Tesla Gigafactory 1 — Honestly, What’s The Big Deal? (It’s Not The Numbers)

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Many a sonnet is being written about Tesla’s Gigafactory right now. Here’s a short summary of what they’re saying: It’s so gigantic, I don’t actually know how to visualize it. The number of battery cells it will produce is so large, I’m not sure I know how to count that high. It’s going to allow Tesla to produce [&hellip

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Clean Energy & Transport News Roundup (NEO, Nevada Solar, Gigafactory, EFF…)

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In today’s clean energy and transport news roundup, a bad Matrix pun, Nevada’s grandfather dilemma, Gigafactory & solar updates from Tesla, a hotel lends Model S to guests, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV may never land, and more. [CleanTechnica isn’t the only Important Media site to cover clean energy & transport news, and if you’re looking [&hellip

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The Rashomon Effect In Our Energy System

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By Kathleen Gnocato and Ron Dizy The Rashomon effect refers to different interpretations of the same event by different people, arising from distinct perspectives or experiences. It derives from the 1950’s Japanese film, Rashomon, based on the (sometimes wildly) differing accounts by witnesses, suspects, and victims of a crime — and has since been used many times as a plot [&hellip

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IEA Publishes Key Renewables Trends For 2016

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The global production of renewable energy grew by 2.6% between 2013 and 2014, accounting for 13.8% of the world’s Primary Energy Supply, according to a new publication from the International Energy Agency. Intended for publication in August or September, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Renewables Information 2016 report will provide “a comprehensive review of historical and [&hellip

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Hillary Clinton’s Copenhagen Climate Work & Claimed Success

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Editorial meta note: I am fully aware that political topics — and especially this year’s elections — are very emotional, controversial, divisive topics. Simply stating, in a calm tone, your opinions or preferences on these matters can quickly trigger blood to boil and fire to shoot out of many people’s mouths and eyes. CleanTechnica has a large audience, with readers/supporters on all sides of [&hellip

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