The company Tesla Energy South African billionaire Elon Musk, unveiled a new line of batteries designed lithium ion to save energy households and small businesses, which are powered by solar panels or other renewable energy sources.
Musk said his intention is to” change the way the world uses energy. ”
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In the presentation Powerhall Home Battery which has two models and 10 kWh 7kWh each- Musk said his intention is “change the way the world uses energy.”
The idea is that the owners of the batteries can use when consumption peaks are higher when there are network outages or to store electricity in the hours those rates are lower.
In addition, you can store solar or wind energy during the day for use at night.
The Powerhall has a relatively small size, so it can be installed in a garage or on the side of a house without creating additional space .
Each unit costs between 3,000 and 3,500 dollars, depending on their ability, not including installation work or solar panels.
more affordable prices
Elon Musk said that these batteries could help revolutionize the energy consumption in those places where there is no mains electricity, and in some regions of developing countries.
Musk said that 2,000 million Powerhalls could store all the energy the world needs.
The company uSwitch estimated 1 kWh is the power a laptop for two days or a full cycle of a washing machine.
According highlights from California BBC journalist Jaime Gonzalez, the experts have welcomed the new Tesla battery because they believe its relatively affordable price could revolutionize the field of energy storage, causing other companies to lower the prices of their batteries.
The Powerhall could also help balance accounts Tesla, the electric car business is deficient.
The batteries begin to surrender in the summer in the US and in 2016 in other countries.
The production will move in 2017 to the huge plant for the manufacture of lithium ion batteries that Tesla is building in the Nevada desert.
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