Interview: Finn Peacock talks solar battery storage in Australia (and more)
It’s been a big year for news on solar battery storage in Australia. With the imminent release of Tesla’s Powerwall onto the market and influential reports predicting a new way of accessing energy, the...
View ArticlePowerwall Alternatives That You Should Consider as Tesla Battery Hype Reaches...
Manufacturers of Powerwall alternatives struggled to be heard last week as the mainstream media went crazy over the beautifully stage managed, first residential Powerwall battery storage installation...
View ArticleHow The Cost Of Powerwall Storage Doubled In 11 Months
[Update: In June 2016 Tesla updated the Powerwall warranty – details here] 11 months ago Elon Musk jumped on stage and announced the Powerwall. The Tesla data sheets released after Musk’s...
View ArticleDoes Redflow’s ZCell Battery Have The Edge Over Lithium-ion?
The Australian company Redflow is accepting pre-orders for its new home energy storage system, the ZCell battery. It has a 10 kilowatt-hour usable storage capacity, can provide 3 kilowatts of...
View ArticleTesla Quietly Release New Powerwall Warranty: But There’s One Big Problem…
Can I interest you in buying a revolutionary new energy storage system? It is called the Brakulator 7000. It has a usable storage capacity of 6.4 kilowatt-hours with a continuous power output of 3.3...
View ArticlePowerwall 2 Full Spec Released: Low cost but ‘unlimited cycles’ warranty has...
Yesterday Tesla kindly sent me the Powerwall 2’s full data sheet and warranty. We already knew the headline specs: Storage: 13.5kWh Power: 5kW steady, 7kW Peak Price: AUD$8,000 + GST and Installation...
View ArticleCost Of Powerwall 2 Drops 9% Overnight
Tesla appears to be unsure about how much to charge Australians for the Powerwall 2. Or maybe they are sure but confused about how the Australian dollarydoo works. Perhaps they’ve been confusing it...
View ArticleShould you go off grid with a Powerwall 2?
A long time ago, back in the days before we knew how lame the original Powerwall was compared to its hype or how good the Powerwall 2’s hype is compared to the original Powerwall, I wrote about whether...
View ArticleBuying a Powerwall 2? You’ll need lots of solar panels to charge it.
The Tesla Powerwall 2 is going to be big. Really big. I mean that literally and not figuratively. It’s going to be big as in 13.5 kilowatt-hours of storage big. From the point of view of most...
View ArticleIs The Powerwall 2 A Good Investment?
Tesla has announced the impending arrival of the Powerwall 2 at a promised price point that, on the surface, looks very compelling: $10,150 fully installed1, or 23c per warranted kWh. It seems...
View ArticleTesla Powerwall 2 Vs Ampetus Super Lithium
A lot of attention has been paid to the Tesla Powerwall 2 lately on account of how it promises to dramatically cut the cost of home energy storage. And when I wrote “promises” I chose that word...
View ArticleTesla Kills Off DC Powerwall 2. AC Powerwall Delayed
I was just relaxing by listening to the musical version of the Massacre of Mankind when I suddenly got some news from the solar grapevine1 concerning the Tesla Powerwall 2. To cut a short story even...
View ArticleThe Billionaire’s Gambit – Why we should politely decline.
Note from Finn: This post is Ronald’s considered opinion of Elon Musk’s offer. My personal opinion (with caveats) is that we should accept the offer. I’ll publish a post later today with my...
View ArticleWill it be illegal to install a single phase Powerwall 2 from Thursday?
Unless your local electricity network provides a local variation to a new Australian Standard that becomes mandatory on Thursday, it may be illegal to install a Powerwall 2 plus solar on a single...
View ArticleTesla Says Powerwall 2’s Return Will Be 8-15%. Really?
Last month, Lyndon Rive, Tesla’s Vice President for Energy Products, stood up in front of a large group of people, including me, and promised the Powerwall 2 will deliver a return between 8% and 15%. I...
View ArticleDCS Batteries: Competitive Price, Impressive Warranty, Wild Payback Claims
Power is boring. But the struggle to obtain it? That is interesting. In 10 year’s time powering homes with batteries may be so commonplace it will be boring. But at the moment it’s not so dull. One...
View ArticlePowerwall Alternatives That You Should Consider as Tesla Battery Hype Reaches...
Manufacturers of Powerwall alternatives struggled to be heard last week as the mainstream media went crazy over the beautifully stage managed, first residential Powerwall battery storage installation...
View ArticleHow The Cost Of Powerwall Storage Doubled In 11 Months
[Update: on Oct 28 2016 Tesla announced the Powerwall 2 ] [Update: In June 2016 Tesla updated the Powerwall warranty – details here] 11 months ago Elon Musk jumped on stage and announced the...
View ArticleZCell Battery Review: Better Than Lithium-ion?
The Australian company Redflow is accepting pre-orders for its new home energy storage system, the ZCell battery. It has a 10 kilowatt-hour usable storage capacity, can provide 3 kilowatts of...
View ArticleTesla Quietly Release New Powerwall Warranty: But There’s One Big Problem…
Can I interest you in buying a revolutionary new energy storage system? It is called the Brakulator 7000. It has a usable storage capacity of 6.4 kilowatt-hours with a continuous power output of 3.3...
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