Tesla

Storage

Tesla, LG Chem tipped to dominate massive battery storage market
Tesla and LG Chem tipped to dominate the US battery storage market, which is expected to be worth as much as $US50 billion by 2020.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 8, 2017

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Tesla drops ‘Motors’ from name in bid for clean energy supremacy
Elon Musk is now at sweet spot of 3 big trillion-dollar energy ‘tsunamis’ that team Trump hopes to stop.
Joe Romm

Feb 6, 2017

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Storage

Australian battery price war resumes, with Powerwall 2 delivery just ‘weeks away’
With the first shipment of Tesla’s Powerwall 2 battery systems set to hit Australian shores, prices of home energy storage continue to tumble, shifting the target market from early adopters, to the “early majority”.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 31, 2017

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Commentary

Tesla begins battery production for Powerwall and Tesla 3 at Gigafactory
The factory is producing lithium-ion batteries both for Tesla’s energy storage products and electric vehicles
Christian Roselund

Jan 6, 2017

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Tesla

Graph Of The Day – Powerwall 2 warranty is under 9 years for most households if cycled once per day
For many households, the Powerwall 2 warranty is likely to last for under 9 years, rather than the full 10 years I was expecting.
Finn Peacock

Dec 1, 2016

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Tesla

Graph of the Day – Tesla Powerwall 2 way ahead of competition on price
Today’s graph shows both versions of the Powerwall 2 are well ahead of the closest competition on price, beating its closest rivals by one third.
Finn Peacock

Nov 29, 2016

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Tesla

Tesla Powerwall 2 battery storage opens for orders in Australia
Tesla’s 14kWh Powerwall 2 batteries open for order in Australia, with installations set to begin in Feb 2017 – just as 100s of thousands of solar households lose their premium FiT.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 23, 2016

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Solar

Tesla solar roof cheaper than regular roof, says Musk – electricity “a bonus”
Elon Musk says Tesla’s solar tiles could cost less than – and last twice as long as – a regular “dumb roof.”
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 21, 2016

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Storage

How Trump could be a win for battery storage – and renewables
In good news for Australian renewables – and perhaps even better news for a nervous US market – Deutsche report names “detrimental solar policy” as one of biggest drivers of global battery storage market, which it says has reached an inflection point.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 11, 2016

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Storage

Battery-charged disruption risks leaving fossil industry – and Australia – in its dust
The Turnbull government’s strategy of letting technology push come to policy shove is putting key Australian industries at risk, according to a new report which says battery storage could displace traditional energy players “far more rapidly than anticipated.”
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 8, 2016

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Storage

Tesla’s price shock: Solar + battery as cheap as grid power
New pricing for Tesla Powerwall suggests solar and battery storage now competitive with grid power. For about $16,000, consumers can slash their grid bill to almost nothing and not worry about blackouts. The strategic and commercial implications are marvellous or frightening, depending on your vested interest.
Bruce Mountain

Nov 4, 2016

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Rivals fear Tesla may become the Apple of battery storage
Redflow CEO says Tesla’s launch of Powerwall 2 battery with a built-in inverter takes a leaf from the Apple playbook of vertical integration – and could polarise the industry.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 3, 2016

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