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Tesla has installed the Powerwall 250,000 times

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Tesla announced yesterday that it has installed 250,000 Powerwalls globally, a tremendous milestone for the sustainable energy company. Tesla is widely characterized as an automotive company, even though CEO Elon Musk expects the entity’s energy business to be just as large as the automotive side within the next few years.

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Pike Research forecasts worldwide grid energy storage spending to reach $22B by 2021, down from 2010 forecast of $35B

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Installed revenue by ESG technology, worldwide. In its new report Energy Storage on the Grid (ESG), Pike Research forecasts that global spending in the ESG market will reach a little over $22 billion over the next 10 years. Energy storage on the grid is reaching a turning point. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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FreeWire Technologies raises $125M in Series D; battery-integrated ultrafast EV charging stations

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Proceeds will also be used to expand the company’s talent pool and invest in R&D to drive continued innovation of its product roadmap and energy management platform. In addition to lowering total operating costs, FreeWire’s integrated battery enables distributed energy services that would otherwise not have existed.

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Tesla agrees to pay fine, install solar project in air quality case with Bay Area Air District

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Tesla has agreed to pay a $1 million fine and install a solar roof project on top of its Fremont Factory in Northern California as part of a settlement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). The Solar Roof project will be approximately 160 kW and will be paired with two Powerpacks for energy storage.

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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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The study, which provides a joint industry analysis of how different types of batteries are used in different automotive applications, concludes that lead-based batteries will by necessity remain the most wide-spread energy storage system in automotive applications for the foreseeable future. Nickel-metal hydride batteries.

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Pairing EV Charging with Solar Storage Opens a World of Possibility

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This is where solar storage comes in. By combining solar panels with energy storage systems, it is possible to power EV charging stations with clean energy from the sun. EV charging stations can be installed anywhere, regardless of grid connectivity.

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PROSUME blockchain-based platform for new peer-to-peer energy models; EV platform

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We aim to combine the network and energy layer to build a blockchain-based Internet of Energy, reducing the points of failure and the need for additional hardware from its adaptability in integrating with available and installed technologies —Alfredo Giardina, Co-founder of PROSUME Energy Foundation.

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