AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Home
GOALS
Affordable & Clean Energy
KEYWORDS
solar power, energy, housing
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
TESLA
WEBSITE
https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/28/these-are-teslas-stunning-new-solar-roof-tiles-for-homes/
Tesla solar power roof tiles
Power your home with integrated solar power in your roof tiles.
The sun provides more than enough energy in just one hour to supply our planet’s energy needs for an entire year. A home can capture this free, abundant energy source through rooftop solar tiles, turning sunlight into electricity for immediate use or storage in a Powerwall battery. The solar roofing comes in four distinct styles including “Textured Glass Tile,” “Slate Glass Tile,” “Tuscan Glass Tile, and “Smooth Glass Tile.” Each of these achieves a different aesthetic look, but all resembled fairly closely a current roofing material style. Each is also transparent to solar, but appears opaque when viewed from an angle. The current versions of the tiles actually have a two percent loss on efficiency, so 98 percent of what you would normally get from a traditional solar panel, according to Elon Musk. But the company is working with 3M on improved coatings. Tesla’s roof cost less than the full cost of a roof and electricity will be competitive according to Elon Musk.