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Tesla big battery fire in Victoria under control after burning more than three days

2 August 2021 by DSR

  “A large blaze at Victoria’s “big battery” project has been brought under control by firefighters after burning for more than three days, allowing investigators to begin examining the site. A Tesla battery bank caught fire while it was being set up in Moorabool on Friday morning, and then spread to a second battery. The … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: Australia, fire, Moorabool, Neoen Australia, Tesla

Piedmont Lithium delays timeline to supply Tesla

2 August 2021 by DSR

  “A class action lawsuit was filed last month against the company alleging that Piedmont’s executives mislead investors about its project development timeline. Piedmont said on Monday it believes the suit “to be entirely without merit and we will defend ourselves vigorously.””   read the entire article   Reuters. Mining.com 2 August 2021.  

Posted in: Solar Tagged: Brian Risinger, EV batteries, lawsuit, lithium, lithium hydroxide, mining, Piedmont, Tesla, U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan

Tesla’s dirty little secret: Its net profit doesn’t come from selling cars

1 February 2021 by DSR

  “Tesla posted its first full year of net income in 2020 — but not because of sales to its customers. Eleven states require automakers sell a certain percentage of zero-emissions vehicles by 2025. If they can’t, the automakers have to buy regulatory credits from another automaker that meets those requirements — such as Tesla, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: electric vehicles, GLJ Research, Renewable Energy Credits, Tesla

Utility Scale Energy Storage Platforms, and Nanotechnology: Market Shares, Market Strategies, and Market Forecasts, Nanotechnology, 2020 to 2026

1 January 2020 by DSR

  “Dynapower and Tesla Powerpack, Powerwall, Battery”   read the entire article   Wintergreen Research Report SH28381314 published 2020  

Posted in: Energy Storage Tagged: dynapower, research, Tesla

Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion was beyond corrupt

13 July 2018 by DSR

  “The usual suspects had predictable reactions this week after a federal trial jury convicted three upstate real-estate developers and the State University’s onetime nanotech czar, Alain Kaloyeros, on charges of bid-rigging tied to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s upstate economic-development projects. Cuomo’s harshest critics jumped on the verdict in the Buffalo Billion case as further evidence … [Read more…]

Posted in: Buffalo Billions Tagged: *, Alain Kaloyeros, bid rigging, Buffalo Billions, corruption, court, crime, Cuomo, Elon Musk, fraud, gigafactory, jail, New York Post, Onondaga County, Panasonic, pay to play, public policy, rigging bids, Rochester, scam, Solar City, Soraa, State University of New York, subsidies, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Syracuse, Syracuse Film Hub, tax break, Tesla, Todd Howe, Whiteman Osterman and Hanna

Victoria plans 300MW Tesla battery to help stabilise grid as renewables increase

4 November 2017 by DSR

  “One of the largest lithium-ion batteries in the world is planned for Victoria after the renewable energy company Neoen won a contract to build it near the regional city of Geelong. If constructed as promised, the battery will have a power capacity of 300 megawatts and a storage capacity of 450 megawatt-hours, making it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: Australia, battery, fire, Hornsdale, jobs, Tesla

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