Like Henry Ford before him, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is taking a new approach to car making. Where Ford focused on manufacturing a car that the mass market could afford, Musk is keen to build a vehicle that the environment can bear.
After 12 years of planning and testing, Solar Impulse has finally completed its epic voyage around the world. The solar-powered plane first set off from Abu Dhabi 16 months ago, and it has since travelled some 25,000 miles (40,000km) over 17 gruelling legs – all without using a single drop of fuel.
New South Wales residents and businesses installing solar and battery systems can look forward a faster process – and significant savings.
Silicon is cheap and plentiful – but using it in batteries has proved to be quite a vexing task. Researchers at Germany’s Forschungszentrum Jülich haven’t given up on the prospect and have made significant headway.
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