Battery storage is becoming an increasingly efficient tool to regulate and balance the electricity grid, in order to make the most of renewable sources, a clean alternative to fossil fuels that has a long way to go in terms of production. Tesla has indicated they hope to contribute by raising their annual production at rates of Terawatt-hours (TWh). As a reference we can see that according to the latest data from Tesla, in 2021 it managed to deliver "barely" 3.99 GWh of stationary batteries. A striking figure that represents an increase of 32% over the previous year, but still far from the expectations previously expressed by Elon Musk in different interviews. A single TWh is basically equivalent to 1000 GWh, a figure that clearly shows that last year Tesla barely managed to produce a fraction of energy as compared to its expectations. In order to overcome this situation Tesla is working on setting up a battery gigafactory specifically focused on backup solutions: plants that will be in charge of producing both the residential systems, Powerpacks, and the industrial-scale Megapacks. The big change that will speed up production, and at the same time lower prices, will be the change that Tesla is preparing in the composition of the batteries themselves. Right now all these batteries use the same cells as the vehicle division: Model Y, Model 3, Model X, etc. But the requirements of the backup systems are different, and that is the reason why Tesla last year started to replace the cells in the Megapacks, which have changed to LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate); all of which will allow Tesla to avoid the use of expensive and scarce materials like nickel and cobalt.

Source: Summarized from Nicolas Caballero at torquenews.

My Take: This is a great use for LFP batteries.

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Battery storage is becoming an increasingly efficient tool to regulate and balance the electricity grid, in order to make the most of renewable sources, a clean alternative to fossil fuels that has a long way to go in terms of production. Tesla has indicated they hope to contribute by raising their annual production at rates of Terawatt-hours (TWh). As a reference we can see that according to the latest data from Tesla, in 2021 it managed to deliver "barely" 3.99 GWh of stationary batteries. A striking figure that represents an increase of 32% over the previous year, but still far from the expectations previously expressed by Elon Musk in different interviews. A single TWh is basically equivalent to 1000 GWh, a figure that clearly shows that last year Tesla barely managed to produce a fraction of energy as compared to its expectations. In order to overcome this situation Tesla is working on setting up a battery gigafactory specifically focused on backup solutions: plants that will be in charge of producing both the residential systems, Powerpacks, and the industrial-scale Megapacks. The big change that will speed up production, and at the same time lower prices, will be the change that Tesla is preparing in the composition of the batteries themselves. Right now all these batteries use the same cells as the vehicle division: Model Y, Model 3, Model X, etc. But the requirements of the backup systems are different, and that is the reason why Tesla last year started to replace the cells in the Megapacks, which have changed to LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate); all of which will allow Tesla to avoid the use of expensive and scarce materials like nickel and cobalt.

Source: Summarized from Nicolas Caballero at torquenews.

My Take: This is a great use for LFP batteries.

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