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Tesla Virtual Power Plant is providing energy security to Australian homes

Teslarati

Today, the Tesla-powered VPP seems to be providing substantial energy security to Australian homes. During the Q1 2021 earnings call, Elon Musk explained Tesla’s reason for integrating its solar and Powerwall products. “Even if all lights go out in the neighborhood, you will still have power.

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Meet Growatt’s new VITA 550 portable power station [Video]

Electrek

Power storage and solar experts Growatt have just debuted the VITA 550 Portable Power Station after the success of its INFINITY 1500 and optional solar panel arrays. The compact model is being sold at a special introductory price until January 31.

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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

EV Info

No new nuclear power plants operational. Additional fees and charges added to electricity prices. Implementing a price cap for retailers. Rush to implement Green Power. Solar also generates a good share of the power generated when the sun shines. Price of bread. Shoddy regulation. Nuclear 15%.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

Green Car Congress

The project will provide additional visibility for operators, which will increase the system’s capacity to integrate on-site energy technologies, such as solar photovoltaic energy systems, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles or battery storage. Notrees Wind Storage. Premium Power Corporation (MA). Pecan Street Project (TX).

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Enabling Electric Vehicle Charging in Condominiums

Wallbox

This turns EV batteries into a source for power storage that can be leveraged to balance energy capacity in your condo. What’s more, if your condo has onsite renewable sources like solar panels, these chargers could also help you store this excess energy during the daytime to support energy demand at night.

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

Green Car Congress

The increase reflected several influences, according to the report, including a boom in solar installations in China and Japan—totalling $74.9 Wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-power, geothermal, small hydro and marine power contributed an estimated 9.1% Investment in solar jumped 29% to $149.6

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15 essential facts and figures about the Tesla Gigafactory

Green Authority

Now Tesla has the Powerwall and the purchase of Solar City is the final piece in the puzzle. Now Tesla has the capacity to capture, store and release the power for your home, car and almost certainly the rest of your life too. An electric power storage company setting up in a place called Sparks just cannot happen.

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