Australians to harness the sun with Tesla Powerwall this year

The company is already manufacturing units and will keep ramping up volume production over the next few weeks, Georgeson said.

Tesla has announced that it will be launching “Tesla Energy” in Australia this year. The battery storage device however could be used in a home without solar PV.

With blocks to the acceptance of solar power – like our former Prime Minister – recently being removed, could this signal a move towards wider adoption of renewable energy in Australia?

Tesla noted that Australia is an ideal candidate for the launch of the Powerwall, due to its solar resources and high power costs. WA’s government-owned Synergy power provider banned battery storage from any new rooftop solar installations. Analysts said power plants, suppliers and retailers in Australia aren’t prepared for the unavoidable change in the energy industry.

Tesla is set to release the Powerwall energy storing system in Australia by the end of the year.

With India unveiling the world’s most ambitious solar power generation programme, the real game changer can be a cost-effective battery storage model for Indian conditions.

The system is now priced at USA $3,000 (AUD $4,173) which places Tesla in a competitive position in the domestic renewable energy market, particularly within Australia.

The battery system depends on solar panels to generate electricity during peak sunlight hours.

Solar electricity can only be generated during day time, and to use it at night, an effective storage solution is required.

Over the years, people have been forced to sell excess energy generated by solar panels to the power grid.

Energy companies will have to adapt to a country where partly decentralised power production and completely decentralised power storage is commonplace. What Powerwall offers is the opportunity for an average household to lower its grid energy reliance during those morning and evening peaks when the grid is busy and expensive and the sun isn’t out.

The only problem for Tesla, however, is that the huge number of pre-orders in the USA make the EU shipping date very hard to predict. It seems Panasonic knew that and they were very fast to secure their sales on the pretty large European market. You can read the original here.