The Gigafactory is open for business, and that business is world domination (of the car and stationary storage markets). Of course, that’s assuming all goes dandy in Gigatown, but there’s a lot of reason to believe it will. Below are 11 key takeaways from the Gigafactory opening, with special thanks … [continued]
Three high-profile businessmen are backing a new British energy storage company. The former boss of Centrica, Sam Laidlaw; the former chief executive of SSE, Ian Marchant; and the former CEO of Innogy, Brian Count, have invested in Moixa Technology, which is based in London. The company makes an energy storage … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australian renewable energy developer Windlab says it expects to begin construction on a world leading wind-solar-battery storage hybrid project in north Queensland early this year after winning development approval from the local council. The first stage of the Kennedy energy park near Hughenden will feature 30MW … [continued]
Energy storage technology is a hot item these days, and the latest news from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology just made things a little hotter.
Shortly after announcing a new residential energy storage product, Sonnen did it again with a commercial one — the sonnenBatterie pro. The system ranges from 18 kW / 24 kWh up to 90 kW / 240 kWh. It employs Ideal Power’s 30 kW Power Conversion System. An Ideal Power inverter … [continued]
As I’ve written many times, I think the #1 barrier to quicker electric car (and electric bus) adoption is simply lack of awareness / lack of experience. That said, despite the many technological, societal, and consumer benefits of electric cars, there are two remaining technological hurdles that can limit adoption for … [continued]
Editor’s Note: I think I always enjoy TeslaMondo’s posts, as they combine great humor (imho) with insight and originality. Especially since the author wrote his responses without reading any feedback first (just as I did as soon as I saw Tesla Master Plan 2 published), I thought his comments were worth reading. … [continued]
As Elon Musk writes in the beginning of “Master Plan, Part Deux,” the original Tesla Master Plan was pretty simple. It was also written about a company Elon didn’t expect to succeed, so you might say that it wasn’t overly ambitious — even if it did mean creating a successful … [continued]
Los Angeles now has its first apartment building that was designed, constructed, and permitted so tenants could use solar power and achieve net-zero energy usage. There are 20 eco-apartments located at the site in downtown Los Angeles. Kyle Staley, Development Design Manager at the Houston-based Hanover Company which was responsible for them, answered … [continued]
Sonnen recently announced a new residential energy storage product called the eco compact. The company said the price is up to 40% less than its other energy storage products. The cost is $5,950 for the 4 kWh system, which does not include installation, but does include an inverter, a smart energy manager, and … [continued]
