Xinhua, Canberra :
The government of South Australia announced on Friday that U.S. company Tesla has been selected to build the “world’s largest lithium-ion battery”, in an attempt to ease the state of its crippling power woes.
Making the “historic” announcement in Adelaide, South Australia state’s Premier Jay Weatherill said Tesla would use its battery to store energy harnessed by French company Neoen’s windfarm in Jamestown, north of Adelaide, in what he said was an “extraordinary collaboration.”
The 100-megawatt (129MWH) battery “Powerpack” will store renewable wind energy and act as a failsafe in case of a shortage of power, something which happened on at least three large-scale occasions during South Australia’s most recent summer.
The 129 MWH batter will be three times bigger than any current Powerpack anywhere in the world, and Weatherill said it would “transform” the renewable energy landscape in Australia and around the world.
“Battery storage is the future of our national energy market, and the eyes of the world will be following our leadership in this space,” Weatherill said in the announcement on Friday.
The government of South Australia announced on Friday that U.S. company Tesla has been selected to build the “world’s largest lithium-ion battery”, in an attempt to ease the state of its crippling power woes.
Making the “historic” announcement in Adelaide, South Australia state’s Premier Jay Weatherill said Tesla would use its battery to store energy harnessed by French company Neoen’s windfarm in Jamestown, north of Adelaide, in what he said was an “extraordinary collaboration.”
The 100-megawatt (129MWH) battery “Powerpack” will store renewable wind energy and act as a failsafe in case of a shortage of power, something which happened on at least three large-scale occasions during South Australia’s most recent summer.
The 129 MWH batter will be three times bigger than any current Powerpack anywhere in the world, and Weatherill said it would “transform” the renewable energy landscape in Australia and around the world.
“Battery storage is the future of our national energy market, and the eyes of the world will be following our leadership in this space,” Weatherill said in the announcement on Friday.
