Nissan wants you to use its Leaf EV like a Tesla Powerwall

Posted on 09/12/2015 by Aaron Souppouris

In May, Tesla explained why it's a good idea to put multi-kWh batteries our homes. Half a year on, Nissan has worked out how to use the multi-kWh battery inside its Leaf EV in the same way. It's teamed up with the energy company ENEL to debut a "Vehi...

First solar-geo plant blooms in Nevada’s high desert

Posted on 13/07/2012 by Jason Hidalgo

First solargeo plant blooms in Nevada's high desert

Drive west on US Route 50 through a stretch of Nevada highway known as "The Loneliest Road in America" and you'll eventually find yourself in the rural county of Churchill. Once a solitary leg in the Pony Express route, irrigation transformed swaths of Churchill's high desert areas into thriving agricultural communities more than a century ago. Fast forward to today and Churchill finds itself playing host to yet another interesting dichotomy -- a first-of-its-kind power plant that generates electricity by harvesting renewable resources from both earth and sky.

Gallery: First solar-geo plant blooms in Nevada's high desert