Exploring how we generate cleaner power, from solar panels and wind turbines to geothermal, hydro, and next-generation nuclear.
In Tesla’s Q2 earnings call Elon Musk dropped the little bombshell that Tesla's solar panels cost $1.49 per watt after incentives. I found that it can be even lower than that. This is a huge step forward for the price of solar power. Why? Let’s get into it.
The past year has had some really interesting advancements with perovskite and multijunction solar cells, which are going to have a big impact. Plus, what if I told you it might be possible to harvest power from shadows?
The appeal of Carbon Nanotubes is their potential to dramatically improve energy storage and renewable energy... a topic that scientists have been attempting to tackle for decades. As it turns out, Carbon nanotubes can be easily mass-produced already, so why haven’t we seen the carbon nanotube revol
Thorium is often held up as one of the best paths forward for achieving a mix of cheap, clean energy for our grid. Even former presidential candidate Andrew Yang was pushing for Thorium reactors along with wind and solar. So what is it? Why are there so many people excited about it? And is it really
It's the holy grail for the ultimate clean energy power source. Virtually limitless clean power that’s fueled by sea water, and is much safer than the nuclear fission reactors that we have today. What’s not to like? Perhaps that it's always billed as being "30 years away." With all of the breakthrou
Solar panels for home - 1 year later! Ever since I published the video about my solar panel system on my home earlier in the year, and my experience with the installation and energy production I’ve been seeing, I’ve been asked for an update on how it’s going. Let’s take a look at how much energy my
Tesla Solar Roof v3 and why Tesla Energy could be huge. In the third quarter Tesla earnings call, they dropped a lot of great financial news for the company. The announcement of Tesla Solar Roof 3.0 really piqued my interest. The Tesla Energy business has been on the back burner the past couple of y
Ever since I published the video about my solar panel system on my home earlier in the year, and my experience with the installation and energy production I’ve been seeing, I’ve been asked for an update on how it’s going. By a lot of people. Well, it’s time. How much energy production have I been se
Solar Power and renewable energy sources are getting cheaper by the day and in some cases are the cheapest methods for producing electricity. But there’s a major downside that needs to get solved before renewables can really take over.
Will the savings you gain from solar panels really pay for the cost of installing the system in the first place? And even more secondary questions come up like, are solar panels difficult or expensive to maintain? How long do solar panels last? Will solar panels work where I live? Those are all ques