update 1-sma solar launches new inverter with an eye on tesla's powerwall - powerwall battery

* Sunshine Boy storage will be sold from March * products designed for Tesla's Powerwall in Germany * will also be launched in Italy, USAS. , Britain (
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Frankfurt, January 18 (Reuters)-
SMA Solar, Germany's largest Solar company, said on Monday that it would start selling an inverter designed for home storage systems to open up a promising market for Tesla's Powerwall batteries after they launch.
"The cumulative number of batteries in a year --
Thanks to the price drop, storage systems installed in Germany to date have more than doubled to more than 30,000, "Pierre-, SMA Solar chief executive-
Pascal Urben said in a statement.
The company said it would start selling "Sunshine Boy Warehouse" to wholesalers from March, adding that the product was "designed for high
Voltage batteries like Tesla Powerwall ".
Tesla, which is famous for electric vehicles, has aroused global interest in self-concept.
On April, when it said it would provide lithium-
The ion battery for home use next year is called powerballs.
SMA Solar, the world's largest manufacturer of Solar inverters, will start selling new systems in Germany and said the system will be rolled out to other markets, including Italy, the UK, Australia and the US.
The company expects the German home storage market to grow by 20,000 systems this year, nearly doubling, while the global electrical storage market potential is expected to be 0 per year. 5-1.
2 billion euros ($0. 55-1. 2 billion)
In the medium term.