Tesla

Tesla Powerpack battery added to wind turbine at NZ salt factory
In “Australasian first”, 250kW Tesla Powerpack added to 660kw wind turbine, to provide 75 per cent of energy for NZ salt manufacturer.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 8, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Alphabet (Google) turns to molten salt to store clean energy
Google’s parent company has joined Tesla and other smaller companies, developing ways to store wind and solar affordably.
Bobby Magill

Aug 4, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Tesla joins effort to pair batteries with offshore wind
The US EV and battery maker has teamed up with Deepwater Wind to create the largest offshore wind farm with large-scale storage.
Bobby Magill

Aug 2, 2017

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Storage

How much will a Tesla Model 3 cost in Australia?
The best way to estimate the prices is to use Tesla’s own configuration prices for the USA/Aus Model S and then scale them for the lower numbers.
Alex Shoolman

Aug 1, 2017

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Storage

Graph of the Day: Tesla battery popular on both sides of politics
Scott Morrison compares Tesla’s big battery to the Big Banana and the Big Prawn, but polls shows even Coalition voters think it’s a good idea.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 28, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

VW’s I.D. to be cheaper than Model 3, plans super-fast charging network
While VW pays off fines from diesel cheating scheme, it is also aiming to become the world’s leading electric car producer.
Steve Hanley

Jul 17, 2017

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Featured

Can Elon Musk’s battery storage plant smash Australia’s gas cartel?
Elon Musk and Tesla’s big battery is breaking open the gas cartel. New analysis shows margins for the big utilities will jump $2 billion over next three years because they control market bidding. Battery storage developers like Tesla and Sonnen will change that.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 10, 2017

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Storage

Explainer: What the Tesla big battery can and cannot do
Details of how the Tesla storage array is configured, what it will do and won’t do, and what it will cost.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 10, 2017

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CleanTech Bites

Musk praises SA’s “gumption” for building global example of energy future
Elon Musk says Earth can be “powered with solar and battery,” praises South Australia for its “gumption” in leading the way.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 7, 2017

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Storage

SA 100MW battery storage tender won by Tesla and Neoen
Tesla, Neoen to build world’s biggest lithium-ion battery installation near Hornsdale wind farm after winning storage tender. Elon Musk says it will be three times bigger than next largest battery in world, and will help transform energy markets.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 7, 2017

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Storage

Tesla to roll out “multiple” Powerpacks in NSW battery storage win
Tesla to deploy multiple 250kW/500kWh Powerpack systems for NSW network operator TransGrid, to help store and smooth solar supply.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 16, 2017

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Electric Vehicles

All Tesla Supercharger stations to be solar powered, says Musk
Elon Musk says all Tesla EV supercharging stations are being switched to solar and battery storage – “almost all” will disconnect from grid.
Steve Hanley

Jun 12, 2017

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