Have CATL Won The Battle For High Specific Energy?
Last week the world’s largest battery manufacturer — CATL — launched a new high-specific-energy battery. If used in a typical EV today, it would improve its range by over 80% with no increase in battery pack weight. It may also have applications in shipping and aviation. CATL call it a condensed battery — or at least they do in their English media release. It may sound less stupid in Chinese. [Read more…]
Crikey! $6,000 Off EVs In QLD!
Good news for banana benders wanting to own an EV. The Queensland Government has increased their state’s rebate for new electric vehicles from $3,000 to $6,000. But that’s not the only good news. Their announcement contains three juicy bursts of electric mobility goodness: [Read more…]
The Tesla Powerwall is by far the most famous home battery on the market. The major drawback is that they don’t come cheap.
Most people would probably expect such a well-known and well-reputed bit of kit to have an excellent warranty. And as it happens, that’s a fairly accurate conclusion — at least relative to many other home battery warranties — and it should last most households a full 10 years. However, as always, there are some caveats. [Read more…]
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In good news for Americans: Tesla cut electric car prices yesterday. In good news for Australians, we’re still paying less than Americans for the cheapest Model 3 (excluding government charges or incentives).
Sungrow is a giant manufacturer of solar inverters. A huge number are installed on and in homes across the country, so it’s a good thing their written warranty is among the best in the industry. Unfortunately, the warranty is still far from perfect. [Read more…]
The scientist who made the groundbreaking discovery linking Vegemite to improved sodium-ion battery performance is Dr. Matilda “Tilly” Wattle, a renowned electrochemist and renewable energy researcher based in Brisbane, Australia. Image Credit: Journal Of Australian Electrochemistry.
The world is in crisis on multiple fronts. Global warming is disrupting weather patterns and affecting food production. Electricity grids cannot close down fossil fuel power stations because of a lack of clean energy to fill gaps in renewable production. [Read more…]
Sungrow is either the largest or second-largest solar inverter manufacturer in the world. They’re duking it out with Huawei, and it isn’t clear who’s winning. [Read more…]
Image: Midjourney “a bearded man underwater with a Fronius Gen24 inverter”
Fronius is an Austrian company that makes high-quality solar inverters. They’re in demand by installers here in Australia because: [Read more…]
Image: Midjourney “bearded man drowning in a sea of warranty documents”
Trina Solar: A Company That Acts Better Than Its Warranties Require
Trina Solar is a giant Chinese company and, in 2022 was the world’s second-largest producer of solar panels. Their products are among the most common electricity-producing rectangles on Australian roofs. [Read more…]
Image: Midjourney, Prompt “a bearded man diving into a warranty document”
REC produces premium solar panels. That means they’re not cheap, but they are high quality. The company was Norwegian, but its headquarters are now in Singapore, along with its sole factory. This article will be a deep dive into REC solar panel warranties. [Read more…]
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