Tesla is recalling Powerwall 2 batteries over fire risk
Tesla is recalling an unspecified number of Powerwall 2 home batteries in Australia after receiving reports of fires.
energy storage
Fourth Power’s sci-fi thermal batteries could be cheaper than pricey natural gas power plants
Fourth Power has raised $20 million to build a demonstration version of its thermal batteries, which ultimately could store electricity at $25 per kWh.
Tesla revamps the Megapack in attempt to reverse its declining storage business
Tesla’s energy storage business could use a boost after reporting two consecutive quarters of declining installations.
GM teams up with Redwood Materials to power data centers with EV batteries
GM will send batteries — new and old — to Redwood Materials, which will assemble them into large packs capable of supporting data centers and the grid.
Tesla’s energy storage business gets sucked into the company’s downward spiral
For the second consecutive quarter, deployments of its Powerwall and Megapack stationary storage products have declined.