Daimler has stopped making batteries for home use worldwide

The German carmaker Daimler has decided to end its worldwide production of energy storage products for home batteries and disbanded its us unit.

Mercedes-benz spokeswoman MadeleineHerdlitschka told reporters the company's battery is "over-engineered" for use in home storage.

Daimler launched its home battery in June 2015, shortly after tesla launched its Powerwall home battery. Established in the fourth quarter of 2016, mercedes-benz energy americas LLC is responsible for the development and sales of fixed energy systems in North America.

According to the GreentechMedia report, Daimler will remain committed to its electric vehicle (EV) program, and its employees will be ready to advise customers interested in learning about home batteries. Its large-scale storage operations in Germany will also continue.

In early April, Daimler announced plans to develop a carbon-free energy supply system using non-automotive fuel cell systems. Subsidiaries NuCellSys, north American mercedes-benz research and development center (MBRDNA) and Daimler innovation lab 1886 will work with programs at HP enterprise (HPE), PowerInnovations (PI) and national renewable energy laboratory (NREL). The pilot system for the data processing center will be launched this year.

Daimler sees huge opportunities in data centres for new energy systems that combine fuel cells, on-site hydrogen production for electrolysis, fuel storage, photovoltaic (PV) panels and wind turbines.

"The use of automotive fuel cell systems helps simplify energy generation and supply in data processing centres and significantly improves the carbon footprint," Daimler said. By eliminating the need for diesel generators, the central can interrupt the power supply system and other equipment, reducing the total cost.

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