Tesla to build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery system within 100 days
Sydney — Elon Musk’s Tesla has won a tender to build what the billionaire says is the world’s largest lithium-ion battery system to support South Australia’s blackout-plagued power grid. "We’re talking about something that’s three times as powerful as the next biggest battery installation in the world," Musk told reporters in Adelaide. Tesla will provide 100MW of battery storage by December 1, pairing it with a wind farm at Hornsdale, north of Adelaide, operated by France’s Neoen, according to a statement on Friday from South Australian premier Jay Weatherill. The system, which will have capacity of 129MWh (megawatt hours), will provide enough power for more than 30,000 homes, Tesla said in a separate statement. Four months ago, on Twitter, Musk promised to build the energy storage system and get it working within 100 days of a contract being signed or Tesla would provide it free, a vow he backed up on Friday. "We actually insisted when doing the contract that we be held to the 100 ...
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