Made from glass and available in four styles, the panels are bringing ecological technology and modern design together because the cells are camouflaged by a coloured film.
The product named Powerwall 2, has twice as much energy and twice as much power as the first version and can provide enough energy to power a four-bedroom house for an entire day. In combination with the Solar Roof, it supplies 100% renewable energy for the home.
"It's never going to wear out, it's made of quartz, it has a quasi-infinite lifetime," Tesla founder Elon Musk said. To demonstrate this specific and interesting quality of the product, it was dropped on the floor before an audience during the presentation.
"We need to make solar panels as appealing as electric cars have become," said Musk. "The goal is to have solar roofs that look better than a normal roof."
Musk set the SolarCity and Tesla merge as an significant step in the development of an integrated solar panel and battery product based on the Powerwall.
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The presentation took place at Universal Studios on the set of the popular tv series Desperate Housewifes which ended in 2012.
A series of the houses of the fictional Wisteria Lane were stripped of their old roofing materials after which they were replaced with one of four visiually similar styles.
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