Melbourne town to become world’s first Tesla suburb
A town in Melbourne will become the world’s first Tesla suburb with the installation of Tesla Powerwall technology within houses.
26 July 2016
| Mark Bergin
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Architecture AU
A town in Melbourne will become the world’s first Tesla suburb with the installation of Tesla Powerwall technology within houses.
The Tesla Powerwall works by storing solar power to be used when the solar panels cannot be used directly due to lack of sunlight, such as during the evenings.
There will also be power points to charge electronic cars. Research by consumer group Choice explains that the Powerwall is a 7-kilowatt hour lithium-ion-battery system that stores power generated by rooftop solar panels during daylight hours so power can be used during peak-usage times at night.
For people who already have solar panels, they are able to use their own power instead of transferring it to the grid, the ABC reported.
Located 6.5 kilometres from Melbourne’s CBD, YarraBend will be constructed on a 16.5-hectare plot of land known as the Alphington Paper Mill site in Alphington, situated at the corner of Heidelberg Road and the Chandler Highway, and extending down to the Yarra River.
The development will provide up to 2,500 homes for about 5000 residents, in addition to commercial, retail and open space and community facilities.
The Tesla Powerwall works by storing solar power to be used when the solar panels cannot be used directly due to lack of sunlight, such as during the evenings.
There will also be power points to charge electronic cars. Research by consumer group Choice explains that the Powerwall is a 7-kilowatt hour lithium-ion-battery system that stores power generated by rooftop solar panels during daylight hours so power can be used during peak-usage times at night.
For people who already have solar panels, they are able to use their own power instead of transferring it to the grid, the ABC reported.
Located 6.5 kilometres from Melbourne’s CBD, YarraBend will be constructed on a 16.5-hectare plot of land known as the Alphington Paper Mill site in Alphington, situated at the corner of Heidelberg Road and the Chandler Highway, and extending down to the Yarra River.
The development will provide up to 2,500 homes for about 5000 residents, in addition to commercial, retail and open space and community facilities.
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