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Tesla | February 18, 2020

The Texas roofing industry is abuzz with anticipation after a weekend announcement that the Tesla "Solar Roof" might be available this year for widespread installation. Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the company plans to offer the roof worldwide "later this year" in a Sunday tweet: "Tesla is ramping up Solar Roof installation across the USA!" Musk wrote with palpable excitement, inviting roofers to be poised for installation work. "Training will be provided, so no prior experience needed." He even...

ENERGY

Gen X Energy | January 18, 2022

Gen X Energy enters into a joint venture with ACE Enexor Inc., a subsidiary of AC Energy Corp., to develop Batangas Clean Energy, Inc.’s 1,100 MW combined cycle power plant project. The project will be capable of using natural gas and green hydrogen as its fuel to provide firm power to the grid to meet the Philippines’ growing energy demand and reduce the country's reliance on coal fired power generation. The joint venture will result in Gen X Energy and ACE Enexor each holding a...

STRATEGY AND BEST PRACTICES, ENERGY

Saint-Gobain and TotalEnergies | October 27, 2022

Saint-Gobain has signed a 10-year renewable electricity supply agreement (Power Purchase Agreement or PPA) with TotalEnergies for the purchase of solar power for its 145 industrial sites in North America (United States and Canada).Commenting on this agreement, Mark Rayfield, CEO of Saint-Gobain North America, said: “With this agreement, Saint-Gobain North America will dramatically reduce its CO2 emissions while sending a strong signal to the market that the manufacturing industry is ready ...

Reuters | June 16, 2020

The U.S. clean energy sector has lost more than 620,000 jobs, or 18% of its work force, as stay-at-home orders and a weakened economy have slowed demand for solar panels and energy-efficient systems and curbed production of electric vehicles and clean fuels, a report published on Monday showed. The industry lost 27,000 jobs in May, a slower rate of decline than in April and March, when states first implemented lockdown orders to combat the spread of the coronavirus, according to the analysis of ...