Gigafactory 1 Solar Roof

One can only hope that with tesla energy s expected ramp this year gigafactory 1 s roof will soon be covered by solar panels similar to the company s tilburg assembly plant in the netherlands.

Gigafactory 1 solar roof.

Panasonic invested in the production of solar cells at gigafactory 2 and tesla agreed to buy those cells to put inside the solar roof tiles that it itself manufactures at the location. The facility is owned and operated by tesla inc. It is located at the tahoe reno industrial center tric in storey county and employs around 7 000 people at the end of 2018 with a. To supply the battery packs for its electric vehicles and stationary storage systems.

In mid 2018 battery production at gigafactory 1 reached an annualized rate of roughly 20 gwh making it the highest volume battery plant in the world. In february 2018 tesla began installation of solar panels on the roof of gigafactory 1 the ultimate goal is to have the whole gigafactory powered by solar and wind without taking energy from the grid. Tesla is currently building the world s largest rooftop solar array at gigafactory 1 in nevada. A handout of the facility given to guests at a previous investor event stated that gigafactory 1 s solar array.

Today we get a rare close look at the factory with a new drone flyover showing the latest. Gigafactory 1 solar roof installation. Tesla giga nevada or gigafactory 1 is a lithium ion battery and electric vehicle subassembly factory near reno nevada. Designed to be a net zero energy factory upon completion the facility will be primarily powered by solar and installation is already underway.

Tesla claims ny gigafactory produced 4mw of the company s solar glass tiles last week cracking elon musk s slightly delayed milestone of 1000 solar roofs a week.