Mercedes-Benz parent firm Daimler AG revealed that the storage units are being produced by its subsidiary Deutsche ACCUMOTIVE. The batteries are being offered, set up and supported by partners like utility and solar tech business. The devices are currently readily available in Germany, and Mercedes states it will be broadening the program globally.
As much as 8 of the columnar 2.5 kWh lithium-ion battery modules can be combined, with an optimum capability of 20 kWh completely. According to Mercedes, this suffices to record surplus solar energy for later usage with “essentially no losses.” The rate of the systems hasn’t been disclosed, as it can include a number of components: the device itself (or two or three), possibly some photovoltaic panels and the setup.
Deutsche ACCUMOTIVE has been creating units like this since last year for commercial usages. The systems were designed to be scalable; therefore the quick entry into the private house market. Daimler is relying on its energy storage subsidiary in a big method and has invested more than $500 million in a second battery factory at the Deutsche ACCUMOTIVE site that will start running in the summer of next year.
The Tesla Energy Powerwall serves the exact same purpose, with perhaps more style, but still. The Powerwall got 6.4 kWh of energy storage “for day-to-day cycle applications,” as per the website. Like the Mercedes systems, these can be installed in multiples for planetary systems that need to store more energy. Powerwall expenses $3,500. There were reported of 38,000 reservations when the Powerwall was revealed last year. That level of need seems to leave plenty of space for a competitor like Daimler AG to jump compete its road-tested battery innovation this year.
