Australian energy company Redflow believes its ZCell home battery system will outperform Tesla ’s similar product , the Powerwall , which has recently also launched in Australia . The difference between the two products is that the ZCell uses zinc - bromide “ flow ” technology , versus Australia ’s more traditional lithium - ion system ; apparently this allows ZCell users to discharge 100 % of the battery energy every day with minimal degrading ( unlike the battery which has a total capacity of approximately 5k discharge cycles ) . Competition in the Australian home energy market is certainly heating up , with Redflow , Tesla , and now Germany ’s Sonnen all competing for dominance in a market , which is seen as hugely promising due to the popularity of rooftop solar panels in the country .
Australian energy company Redflow believes its ZCell home battery system will outperform Tesla’s similar product, the Powerwall, which has recently also launched in Australia. The difference between the two products is that the ZCell uses zinc-bromide “flow” technology, versus Tesla’s more traditional lithium-ion system; apparently this allows ZCell users to discharge 100% of the stored energy every day with minimal degrading (unlike the Powerwall which has a total life of approximately 5k discharge cycles). Competition in the Australian home energy market is certainly heating up, with Redflow, Tesla, and now Germany’s Sonnen all competing for dominance in a market, which is seen as hugely promising due to the popularity of rooftop solar systems in the country.