Australian renewable energy Edify Energy has formally announced that its high-profile 150MW / 300MWh battery storage system has completed its financing. The project will be using Tesla Megapack batteries, and it will be located in New South Wales (NSW). The battery storage system will be comprised of three separate partitions; the 60MW / 120MWh Riverina Energy Storage…
Ikea U.S. recently announced a partnership with SunPower Corp. to provide residential solar solutions to customers. The initiative is called Home Solar with IKEA. It is expected to launch in Fall 2022 in select California markets. “The launch of Home Solar with IKEA will allow more people to take greater control of their energy needs, and our…
Last July, a Tesla Megapack in the 300MW/450MWh Victoria Big Battery caught fire while it was being tested. The fire spread to another battery, resulting in two Megapacks in the installation being destroyed. An investigation into the incident was promptly initiated a few days later. The results of the investigation have now been made public. According to…
The bad news just keeps coming for fossil energy stakeholders. High-performance, high-profile automakers have finally begun to validate electric mobility by putting up the big bucks for next-generation EV batteries. The latest example is Porsche AG, which has just polished its electrification cred by leading a round of $400 million in Series C funding for…
Tesla has announced that it will be expanding its virtual power plant in Australia to New South Wales, southeast Queensland, and the Australian Capital Territory with the Tesla Energy Plan. The update was announced on the company’s official LinkedIn page. While Tesla did not provide many details about its Australian virtual power plant expansion, its LinkedIn…
Tesla Megapack batteries are about to be used for something extremely interesting. As per recent reports, Blockstream and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Block are breaking ground on a solar and battery-powered bitcoin mine in Texas. The project would be utilizing solar panels and battery storage systems from Tesla. The Texas-based renewable bitcoin mine would…
Tesla’s Megapack farm in Moss Landing, California, has gone through quite a journey since the project was approved by the California Public Utilities Commission back in 2018. Comprised of 256 Megapacks, the 182.5 MW / 730 MWh installation would be capable of powering an estimated 136,500 homes for several hours during periods of high demand.…
Tesla will provide a 150MW/300MWh energy storage system with its Megapacks in Australia for three new projects from Edify Energy. Edify Energy is an Australian solar and battery storage developer and has chosen Tesla to provide the massive battery energy storage systems (BESS) for a series of projects in New South Wales. The projects, located…
Tesla started rolling out its mobile app’s v4.7.0 update, bringing new convenient features to S3XY model owners. A glance at Tesla’s documented changes for v4.7.0 hint that the update is focused on improvements for products like Solar and Powerwall batteries. However, upon closer inspection there is more to the new update than meets the eye.…
General Motors and Pacific Gas and Electric announced the launch of a new pilot program today that will allow California residents to use their GM electric vehicles to act as on-demand power sources for homes. GM and PG&E will test vehicles with bidirectional charging capabilities that can power a residential home with the energy in an electric…