From The Tesla Team June 21, 2016 Tesla’s mission has always been tied to sustainability. We seek to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable transportation by offering increasingly affordable electric vehicles. And in March 2015, we launched Tesla Energy, which through the Powerwall and Powerpack allow homeowners, business owners and utilities to benefit from renewable energy storage. It’s now time
The Accelerating Growth of Wind and Solar Energy is Being Driven by Government Climate Policies, Global Corporations Thrusting Themselves onto the Green Bandwagon, Fervent Activism Against Fossil Fuels, a Carbon Concerned Millennial Generation that is Willing to Pay More for Renewable Energy, and for Some Large Electricity Buyers–Attractive Economics Last week, Oil & Gas 360® published an exclusive interview with Martin Keller, Director of
Westar Energy offers investors $350 million in ‘green bonds.’
If Martin Keller’s prediction comes true, in 50 years the U.S. won’t be using nearly the amount of crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas or coal as the legacy energy industry has been supplying for the past 100 years – Part One The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, or NREL, is a place you might label as the federal government’s
From Utility Dive Utility leaders often say they can meet whatever policy obligations states impose — if the policies are clear. New Energy Department numbers show that’s largely the case — at least for now. Data compiled from utility compliance filings show they are incorporating the renewable energy capacity into their generation portfolios as required of them by interim state mandate targets, according to
Global Energy Management Open House for Energy Professionals on April 14th The University of Colorado Denver Business School’s Global Energy Management (GEM) program is set to launch its 16th new class, which it calls “cohorts,” in July. In advance of that, tomorrow evening, April 14th, the University of Colorado Denver Business School is hosting a free open house for energy professionals.
Hybrid Online Master’s Program Appeals to Industry Professionals Worldwide – Open House April 14th The University of Colorado Denver Business School’s Global Energy Management (GEM) program is set to launch its 16th new class, which it calls “cohorts,” in July. The 18-month Master of Science program is focused 100% on the business side of the energy industry, and the program
Norwegian E&P Hopes to Make Wind Profitable When oil major Statoil (ticker: STO; StatOil.com) acquired Brigham Exploration in 2011, the Norwegian company became a major operator in the Williston basin, with approximately 330,000 net acres in the play and an extensive gathering system including three operating oil facilities, seven operating saltwater disposal facilities, approximately 700 miles of pipeline and ten
Cultural Attitudes: 55 Years can make a World of Difference. So can 12. Remember the iconic 1960-era engineer? He wore a pocket protector in the shirt pocket of his short-sleeved white dress shirt. He usually had two or three ballpoint pens sticking up next to a small slide rule—he was the symbol of a culture that respected and emphasized things
With Hollywood seed funding, startup is testing abandoned oil and gas wells as grid-scale energy storage solution for wind and solar generation “Our goal is to get to a cost point that’s potentially lower by a factor of about ten times than the batteries that you read about in the popular media, especially from companies like Tesla,” Aaron Mandell, Quidnet
Renewable Energy vs. Fossil Fuels: Sprint or Cross Country? Last week Tesla Motors’ (ticker: TSLA) innovation-infused CEO Elon Musk unveiled the latest offering from the all-electric auto maker: a new home battery. This battery is an enlarged version of the battery used in Tesla electric cars and would be placed in homes to store electrical energy. The benefit of this
