Electricity
has always been the blessing for us since its inception. But have you ever
thought of how electricity generation is negatively impacting our environment?
Well, Tesla did some thinking and as a result they have come up with a
solution.
Before
talk about the solution, you must know how electricity generation works.
Burning coal, petroleum and other fossil fuel at an extremely high temperature
is the necessary means of generating electricity. But while doing that these
fuels emit a wide quantity of CO2 in the air which subsequently affects the
environment negatively.
Now
let’s get back to Tesla’s solution. Understanding this environmental situation,
Tesla has created a new energy storage system named as “power wall”. Power wall
is a home battery that charges using electricity generated from solar panels or
when utility rates are low and powers your home in the evening. In simple
words, power wall is a battery just like your home IPS; however, while IPS
charges from electricity that comes from burning fossil fuel, power wall
charges itself sucking electricity from solar panel. Obviously sun gives
naturally plenty energy to solar which can be stored in power wall. With that
storage, you can power your home in the evening, back up your home at the time
of power failure and last but not the least is to avoid high peak utility
bills.
Speaking
of utility bills, electricity is mostly demanded in the evening when peak rate
is high. On the contrary in the day time, this rate is comparatively low. So if
you are to save some bill in the evening, you can use power wall so that it can
store energy during day time from solar that takes energy from the sun
directly. The whole process is eco friendly and cost effective.
The
advantages of using power wall are that it automatically switches to battery
power at the time of power failure. Moreover, Tesla CEO, Elon Must, in his
power wall presentation last week, assured a 10 year warranty for the batteries
which can further be extended for another 10 years. These units will be
connected to internet so that the owners can easily access them to manage when
it is needed.
For
business purpose, Tesla also showed how the larger batteries will look like. There
will be thousands of boxes holding batteries for commercial purpose which will
provide 100 KWH.
Source:
Tesla (Boxes of batteries for commercial use)
To
clarify users understanding of power usage, Tesla presented below graph which
depicts the consumption of power from each appliances. With the given power
capacity from power wall, owners can easily run their appliances without having
any deficiency in supplying power to home.
Here
are the detailed specs of power wall:
Elon
musk emphasized on using power wall for those who live in remote areas with no
electricity wires or where natural disasters frequently occur. He also asked
other tech giants like them to come forward to use power wall so that
environmental destruction can be thwarted.
Suffice
it to say Tesla power wall is undoubtedly a luxury product however a future
too. The sun is the natural energy which we can use with solar panel. This
renewable energy emits no gas therefore does not harm the environment yet it
exploits electricity without harming Mother Nature. Imagine a world with zero
gas emission therefore a clean breathing universe for the next generation, can
only be longed thorugh embracing the future.
Question
is whether Elon Musk and his team would be able to shape the future with Power
Wall?
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