Gigafactory 1 Solar Roof
Still the gigafactory is about 30 percent done.
Gigafactory 1 solar roof. The location is a key component of the gigafactory s ability to use solar. Tesla finally started construction in february about a. These will expand across 1 8 million square feet of the factory. If it can indeed deliver a 70 mw solar array on the roof of gigafactory 1 it would in fact become the biggest installation on a rooftop.
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. A recent flyby over tesla s gigafactory 1 site in nevada has shown that the electric car maker s expansive battery factory has been fitted with additional solar panels. Gigafactory 1 located near reno the gigafactory 1 is tesla s first purpose build battery factory. A handout of the facility given to guests at a previous investor event stated that gigafactory 1 s solar array would.
Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels. 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. 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.
Pv magazine has been tracking tesla s solar roof tile installations around the san francisco bay area and we ve seen enough to make some observations. Gigafactory 1 is designed to feature an expansive 70 mw solar array on its roof. Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels. The new additions to the.
Once complete tesla expects the gigafactory to be the biggest building in the world and entirely powered by renewable energy sources. The roof will eventually contain 200 000 solar panels.