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American solar energy company
SolarCity Corporation was a publicly traded company headquartered in Fremont, California, that sold and installed solar energy generation systems as well as other related products and services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company was founded on July 4, 2006, by Peter and Lyndon Rive, the cousins of SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Tesla acquired SolarCity in 2016, at a cost of approximately $2.6 billion and reorganized its solar business into Tesla Energy. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: SolarCityA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Tesla Model SThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Emerging Forms of Sustainable Urbanism: Case Studies of Vauban Freiburg and solarCity LinzCited 21 times
- Go sideways: Tesla EnergyA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Gigafactory New YorkA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Emerging Forms of Sustainable Urbanism: Case Studies of Vauban Freiburg and solarCity Linz
Welche Art von Natur wird in Städten geschätzt? Eine Fallstudie der SolarCity Linz, Österreich
Tesla's Acquisition of SolarCity: Analysis of Impact on Electric Vehicle Technology in New Energy Enterprises
Tesla SolarCity Ramping Up for Commercial Launch by Mid‐Year
Solarcity i Gasometer Simmering: integralne kształtowanie środowiska mieszkaniowego – przykłady austriackie
📚 Books worth reading
Tesla Model SFrank Van Gilluwe, Kim Rogers · 2013
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