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In reply to the discussion: Tesla shows off solar roof tiles [View all]UCmeNdc
(9,603 posts)4. Okay where do I buy them?
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Stop the pipelines, the coal mining, the fracking, the endless OIL WARS. Now.
Achilleaze
Oct 2016
#1
They already have this that acts both as a roof and a solar panels. They are called solar roof
still_one
Oct 2016
#3
Makes sense. Most roofs are fiberGLASS already. This is a logical step. Now, if they can melt snow
FailureToCommunicate
Oct 2016
#6
Actually, this is useless. One of the things that people who applaud this stuff...
NNadir
Oct 2016
#7
Best guess? Probably an issue of gathering the varies materials to manufacture the tiles
cstanleytech
Oct 2016
#10
First, using some generalizations, let's do some energy calculations, since I...
NNadir
Oct 2016
#17
Solar energy is not now and never will be an alternative to dangerous fossil fuels.
NNadir
Oct 2016
#31
Development of an Optimal Vehicle-to-Grid Aggregator for Frequency Regulation
kristopher
Nov 2016
#66
Your pro-nuclear, anti-solar and anti-sustainable narrative is consistent.
LanternWaste
Oct 2016
#39
I would suggest you don't know very much about sustainability. It's rather tiresome...
NNadir
Oct 2016
#44
No single technology is 'the" answer. Wind, solar, and ocean current or tidal energy are certainly
mahina
Oct 2016
#21
The company that provides electricity there tried to buy our electric utility here.
mahina
Oct 2016
#24
the only reason our current "extract-refine-distribute" model is profitable is because the costs
KittyWampus
Oct 2016
#16
Your homeowner's insurance will cover damage to solar panels from storms etc.
kristopher
Oct 2016
#52