The World’s Biggest Solar Roof

Tesla Installing World's Largest Solar Rooftop on Nevada Gigafactory

Lorraine Chow, March 5, 2018 (EcoWatch)

“…Once finished, the 70-megawatt rooftop solar array on top of Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory 1 (GF1) system will be the largest in the world by far; the current record-holder is…[an] 11.5-megawatt array in India…The Gigafactory is part of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's vision to fast-track a cleaner, more sustainable future…[The building will be powered entirely by] renewable energy and batteries…[through] the rooftop array and solar ground installations…The Gigafactory 1 is being built in phases so Tesla and its partners can manufacture [lithium-ion battery cells] while the building continues to expand…[Begun in January 2017, the building is expected to be complete in 2018 and capable of producing] 35 GWh/year of lithium-ion battery cells annually, which is [reportedly about equal to] the rest of the entire world's battery production…” click here for more

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