Search results
Lyndon Rive (born 22 January 1977) is a South African businessman known as the co-founder of SolarCity, and its CEO until 2016. SolarCity is a provider of photovoltaic systems and related services. Rive co-founded SolarCity with his brother Peter in 2006.
Lyndon Rive is the cofounder and CEO of SolarCity, the largest residential solar installer in the US. He was honored by MIT Technology Review as one of the 35 innovators under 35 in 2010 for his leasing program and software that reduce the costs of solar power.
SolarCity was founded in 2006 by brothers Peter and Lyndon Rive, based on a suggestion for a solar company concept by their cousin, Elon Musk, who was the chairman and helped start the company. By 2009, solar panels it had installed were capable of generating 440 megawatts (MW) of power.
Oct 10, 2014 · Listen to the podcast interview with SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive, who defends his company's move into manufacturing and customer acquisition. He explains why he thinks vertical integration is the right model for residential solar and how it can sustain growth in the long term.
Jan 10, 2016 · SAN JOSE, Calif. — The idea for SolarCity came to Lyndon Rive on a trip with cousin Elon Musk to Burning Man in 2004. “That’s when the light bulb went off,” Rive said. A decade later, SolarCity...
May 16, 2017 · Former SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive steps down as head of Tesla's energy division in June 2017. He cites family time and new company plans as reasons for his departure, following another high-profile exit of Jon Wellinghoff.
May 15, 2017 · (Reuters) - SolarCity founder Lyndon Rive, who steered the dramatic growth of the biggest U.S. residential solar company before driving its sale to Tesla Inc , is leaving the electric...
