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SolarCity roofing might cost the same as traditional shingles

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Elon Musk might make grand statements, but he has a track record of backing them up with results. Like creating reusable spacecraft, for example. But Musk’s latest sentiments about his SolarCity energy company might break that streak. “I don’t want to commit 100 percent to this yet, but it’s looking quite promising that a solar […]

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Posted on December 13th, 2016

Tesla has unveiled a new idea for harnessing reusable energy: solar roofing tiles

Along with a home battery, called the Power Wall, and a Tesla electric car, the new roofing tiles could form a complete personal solar power system for an individual residential home.

To achieve his vision, Musk is pushing for a merger of two companies in which he's the largest shareholder: Tesla and the home solar company, SolarCity.

“Fundamentally, the Tesla and SolarCity merger is [about] bringing together a lifetime value solution,” says Nat Kreamer, CEO of Spruce Finance and chairman of the National Solar Energy Industries Association.

According to Kreamer, Musk’s message is this: “Let me bring more value to you as a consumer in the way you consume energy, the way you produce energy, and the way you get transportation, and let me give you a complete bundle and a complete experience in your home. If I can give that to you, I can bring more value to you as a consumer, on the one hand, and I can capture more value from you as a company.”

The challenge Musk will find with a merger, according to Kreamer, is that, while consumers like technology bundles that give them more value — especially ones that are good-looking and easy to use, as Tesla and SolarCity have demonstrated they can deliver — do consumers want to buy all these things at the same time?

"Do you buy solar tiles and replace your roof when you choose to go solar? Will you go solar when you decide to buy a car? If you bought a car and a roof, will you then buy solar later? It's really about consumer buying behavior, and whether or not consumers will buy bundles at the same time, I think, is an open question, frankly, for the residential solar market, in general, but specifically for the Tesla-SolarCity vision," Kreamer says.

The new tiles are attractive and look just like the roofing we are all most accustomed to, which is a big advantage. “The benefit of the Tesla solar roofing is that you really can't tell the difference,” Kreamer says. “It really, I think, opens up a segment of the market to consumers who are both image-conscious — thinking about what their home looks like — but also really looking to save money with clean affordable solar power.”

This is an image of Tesla’s new solar roof material: From left to right it shows Tuscan Glass Tile, Slate Glass Tile, Textured Glass Tile and Smooth Glass Tile.

Credit: Tesla Motors

In the last 10 years, prices for solar energy have dropped 70 percent, Kreamer notes. Today, solar power is the lowest-cost form of energy, globally. Additionally, Tesla, a number of startup companies and many, very large, global power and electronic manufacturers are beginning to offer better storage solutions. The most robust market for residential energy storage today is Australia, Kreamer points out, and the reason for that is twofold.

“Number one, over 10 percent of all homeowners in Australia have residential solar on their roof. And, two, the local utility in Australia increased the price to connect to the grid to such a level that residential storage became more cost-effective than being connected to the grid,” he says. “So, what you're seeing is tens of thousands of homeowners order residential storage in the Australian market.”

Many companies are supplying that market, and they include names like Panasonic. “I think you're going to see that it's a very competitive market for storage, globally, and that we, as US consumers, will benefit from the cost declines of that competition and see storage become economical much sooner than I think a lot of people thought," Kreamer says.

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Posted on December 13th, 2016

$270 Billion Roofing Market – Type, Application & Region – Global Forecasts to 2026 – Research and Markets

The global roofing market is projected to reach USD 270.40 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 4.9% from 2016 to 2026.

Rapid growth of the global roofing market is driven by increasing demand for roofing materials from residential, commercial, and non-residential sectors in the emerging economies and repairing and remodeling works being carried out in developed countries. High installation and manufacturing costs of roofing materials is the major restraining factor for the growth of the global roofing market.

The demand for chemicals used for roofing is increasing in the emerging economies, such as India and China, owing to continuous growth of the industrial infrastructure sector in these economies. Increased use of roofing chemicals in residential and commercial applications, such as retail spaces, shopping malls, and housing units, among others is fueling the growth of the global roofing market.

The Asia-Pacific roofing market is one of the fastest-growing markets, mainly due to population growth in the region and gradual increase in industrial, commercial, and residential infrastructures. Factors, such as modernization of power infrastructure, increased demand for transportation, enhancement of agricultural facilities, and growth of energy efficient and eco-friendly roofing systems in the region have led to the growth of the Asia-Pacific roofing market.

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Lorry sheds its load of roofing tiles on roundabout on A141

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A lorry has shed its load of roofing tiles on the A141 near RAF Wyton. (Photo: Keith Jones) A lorry has shed its load of roofing tiles on the A141 near RAF Wyton. Cambridgeshire police were called at 8.35am on Monday (December 12) to the incident between A141 and B1090 Sawtry Way. Three pallets worth […]

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