How Tesla could change the solar power game

• Autores: Hal Hodson
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3086, 2016, pág. 21
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The dream of a solar-powered society has tantalized people for decades. But the costs involved in piping the sun's energy into the electricity grid remain prohibitively high. Now, solar power could get the efficiency boost it needs--thanks to a corporate takeover. Last week, Tesla, which makes batteries big enough to power the home--and also happens to make the biggest-selling electric car--announced that it is buying Solarcity, one of the leading installers of solar panels in the US. Backed by Tesla CEO Son Musk, who co-founded both companies, the combined expertise could provide the breakthrough the fledgling solar industry needs