While there is much talk about Tesla’s electric vehicles and their impact on modern transportation, many people forget that the company also engages in the manufacturing of other products. In fact, the company’s progress in the green energy space remains constant and profitable. As it stands, the company even reported a lack of supply to meet Tesla energy storage solution demands.
In 2017, Tesla put some major batteries on the ground in Australia. Australia deemed the project successful and looks to enhance its green energy infrastructure. To that end, Siemens JV is considering a new battery solution to support the Australian power grid.
As Bloomberg reports, “Fluence, a partnership between Germany’s Siemens and Arlington, Virginia-based AES Corp., is proposing to build two giant lithium-ion batteries at strategic points on the transmission grid to allow better access for clusters of wind and solar plants.” Furthermore, “It says it can have the units up and running within 18 months, much quicker than building out transmission infrastructure to accommodate more renewables.”
The new Fluence battery aims to build upon Tesla’s batteries installed a few years back. Reports show that Fluence batteries carry a friendly price tag as well. Tesla built a world-record battery storage solution for Australia in 2017. With these batteries in place, Australia makes a great setting for this new project. Siemens JV, alongside Fluence, looks to add batteries of their own to support the grid and improve green energy in Australia.
