Tesla shows off gigafactory solar roof says it will be world s largest.
Gigafactory solar cell 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.
Construction of the factory started in 2014 and was completed in 2016 17.
Tesla also struck a deal to buy custom solar cells for its products from panasonic which in turn agreed to invested 250 million into the gigafactory and set up its own production line there.
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.
Solar roof is comparable in price to a typical roof with solar panels.
The photo seen in a tesla tweet above aims to show the progress of the array on the battery cell producing.
In 2013 the site of gigafactory 2 was planned as a clean energy business.
On the roof designed to accommodate solar power a solar installation that is currently underway will eventually include around 200 000 solar panels that can provide most of the building s.
Tesla and solarcity developed a solar roof system that integrates the solar cells and modules inside the structure of the roof rather than just panels on a roof.
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.
A handout of the facility given to guests at a previous investor event stated that gigafactory 1 s solar array.