Tag: solar roof

  • Tesla’s Solar Roof is ready to purchase; Here’s how much it costs

    They guessing game and cryptic tweets are over. Amid the latest dark clouds from Q1, Tesla’s persistent optimism continues with the official launch of its solar industry-changing (maybe?) solar roof product. So, does it live up to the hype? I suppose we can’t really know until these make it outRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • WATCH: Elon Musk explains SolarCity’s new solar roof product line

    In the back lot of Universal Studios Hollywood, Elon Musk took to the stage to debut his latest bet on the future — the solar roof. This is an idea of the future based on a technology that originally hit the scene in 2005, but the Solar City/Tesla architect believesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • World of solar news: Dutch company ZEP debuts sun roof tile

    Maybe solar roofs really will be the next big thing. SolarCity aside, by developing existing ceramic roof tiles with integrated solar cells, Dutch company ZEP has presented the world’s first sun roof tile, making each roof suitable for generating solar energy. Although the first black solar roof tiles have beenRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunTegra looks to ramp up its solar roof sales, hires new director

    Elon Musk’s solar-roof proclamation during a SolarCity earnings call has renewed interest at-large in the idea, but the concept is definitely not new. SunTegra, one such provider of integrated solar roof systems, is looking to expand its sales efforts, hiring Mark Paille as Director of Sales. Previously, Paille led NortheastRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The next big product push from SolarCity? Solar roofs

    Following its merger with Tesla, there’s been renewed interest in the direction of SolarCity. The obvious next step is a big push to solar-plus-storage solutions and installations, but on the company’s second quarter earnings call this week, Chairman Elon Musk announced that SolarCity will start to produce solar roofs asRead More — Solar Builder magazine