Economics of Residential Photovoltaic Battery Systems in Germany: The Case of Tesla's Powerwall

被引:116
作者
Cong Nam Truong [1 ]
Naumann, Maik [1 ]
Karl, Ralph Ch. [1 ]
Mueller, Marcus [1 ]
Jossen, Andreas [1 ]
Hesse, Holger C. [1 ]
机构
[1] TUM, Inst Elect Energy Storage Technol, Arcisstr 21, D-80333 Munich, Germany
来源
BATTERIES-BASEL | 2016年 / 2卷 / 02期
关键词
energy storage; home storage; lithium-ion; self-consumption; stationary energy storage; storage cost;
D O I
10.3390/batteries2020014
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 [应用化学];
摘要
Residential photovoltaic (PV) battery systems increase households' electricity self-consumption using rooftop PV systems and thus reduce the electricity bill. High investment costs of battery systems, however, prevent positive financial returns for most present residential battery installations in Germany. Tesla Motors, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA, USA) announced a novel battery system-the Powerwall-for only about 25% of the current German average market price. According to Tesla's CEO Elon Musk, Germany is one of the key markets for their product. He has, however, not given numbers to support his statement. In this paper, we analyze the economic benefit of the Powerwall for end-users with respect to various influencing parameters: electricity price, aging characteristics of the batteries, topology of battery system coupling, subsidy schemes, and retrofitting of existing PV systems. Simulations show that three key-factors strongly influence economics: the price gap between electricity price and remuneration rate, the battery system's investment cost, and the usable battery capacity. We reveal under which conditions a positive return on invest can be achieved and outline that the Powerwall could be a worthwhile investment in multiple, but not all, scenarios investigated. Resulting trends are generally transferrable to other home storage products.
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