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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 Tweeted the update from its Solars social media page, with a video of what is presumably the 250,000th installation, but that has not been confirmed by Tesla. Demand stood at around 80,000 units.

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

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FreeWire’s proprietary battery-integrated charging technology, Boost Charger, addresses grid constraints by packaging charging infrastructure, grid infrastructure, and energy storage into a fully-integrated compact solution. FreeWire aims to deploy more than 5,000 ultrafast battery-integrated chargers by 2025.

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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). Tesla was found to have 33 separate violations at the Fremont Factory, the BAAQMD said in a press release.

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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. Electric grids require balance in order to function properly. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

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Many wonder, “why not install solar panels on an EV’s roof?” It’s possible to construct off-grid charging stations, but they come with hassles, such as storing power when the sun doesn’t shine. Connecting to the grid allows businesses to sell back unused capacity, saving money and preventing wasting energy when surpluses occur.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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grid, that plant used a CO 2 -emitting source, then the local problem may be solved, but only at the expense of a more global threat. If air conditioning is going to be climate-friendlier, says Romanin, of Gradient Comfort, “it needs to be smart, talk to the grid, use better refrigerant, and be a heat pump.”

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Tesla acquiring SolarCity in $2.6B all-stock deal; expected close of transaction in Q4

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After due diligence in consultation with independent financial and legal advisors, the independent members of the Tesla and SolarCity boards of directors approved the transaction. Tesla’s financial advisor was Evercore, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz was its legal advisor.

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