An Australian company has chosen Tesla for its energy storage needs, offering $150 million AUD ($113 million USD) to the U.S. company as detailed by the Queensland state government on Wednesday. Queensland-run utility company CS Energy plans to build a Tesla Megapack energy storage system near its Kogan Creek coal power station, according to Reuters. […]
A newly discovered permit application filing from March 25 indicates that Tesla is planning on building an up to 53-acre on-site battery energy storage system (BESS), along with a switchyard, at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas (via @SawyerMerritt). Tesla enthusiast and sleuth Sawyer Merritt, who uncovered the permit filing, wagers that Tesla would use its […]
Edify, an Australian solar and battery energy storage developer, on Monday announced three new energy storage facilities in New South Wales, Australia, powered by Tesla’s Megapack batteries — reports Renewables Now. The Megapack is a commercial-grade energy storage solution from Tesla that is typically deployed to solar farms, energy storage sites, and other large-scale electricity projects. Edify’s planned […]
Global clean energy enterprise TagEnergy has started construction on a Tesla Megapack-powered 49.5MW/99MWh standalone energy storage facility near Luton, United Kingdom. The development, dubbed ‘Chapel Farm’, “is a joint venture with Yorkshire-headquartered Harmony Energy, following TagEnergy’s acquisition of a 60% stake in the project in November 2021, the company said in a press release. The […]
Recent drone footage from Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada, shared to YouTube by Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt), showcases a record 293 Tesla Megapacks being prepared to go out for delivery from the facility. Just uploaded some new Tesla Giga Nevada footage showcasing record Tesla Megapacks, brief Tesla Semi factory footage, and an interesting increase in crash test […]
Tesla has again shared a video touting the installation of its Megapacks by Homer Electric, in Soldotna, Alaska. The video was shared last month but Tesla uploaded it to YouTube on Tuesday. The video says Soldotna, located on the Kenai Peninsula, is cut off from mainland electricity up to four months of the year, due […]
Tesla on Thursday highlighted a recent commercial Megapack installation in Angleton, Texas, located about 45 minutes south of Houston. “In Angleton, Texas, an energy storage project was proposed to provide sustainable backup support to the grid. This resulted in the installation of 81 Tesla Megapacks, providing greater outage protection while reducing the community’s reliance on […]
The first Tesla Megapack in a Hungarian town is set to be established next year by Switzerland-based energy company, MET Group. MET Group announced just over a week ago it is installing a Tesla Megapack in Százhalombatta, Hungary in summer 2022, located at the town’s Dunamenti Power Plant. The Megapack is set to be the […]
Tesla released a new video on its YouTube channel on Friday, detailing the company’s huge Megapack installation in Oxnard, California. “In Oxnard, California, the community came together to advocate against the installation of a new fossil fuel-powered peaker plant. In its place, our energy partner installed 142 Tesla Megapacks as a sustainable energy storage solution,” […]
Tesla is adding to a number of its ongoing Australian energy storage projects, with a new partnership taking place in Queensland, Australia. Australian power company Genex Power signed a supply agreement last week with Tesla to use its Megapacks to power a 50 MW and 100 MWh battery project in Queensland, Australia, according to Energy […]
Tesla’s move towards energy storage has proven fruitful already for the company, as evidenced in part by a new project involving its energy storage systems. Arevon has signed a contract for the acquisition of two GW/6GWh-supplying Tesla Megapacks, set to deploy in California and Nevada by the end of 2021, according to a press release. […]
French company Neoen has worked with Tesla on two large battery sites in Australia, though the company allegedly didn’t supply any power to the grid during a four-month period, according to a new lawsuit. The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) is suing Neoen for not providing backup power to the South Australian grid with its Hornsdale […]
On Thursday, Tesla announced plans to partner with Japanese companies to construct an energy storage plant in Hokkaido, according to Reuters. Tesla will partner with Japan’s Global Engineering, a power retailer, and engineering firm Ene-Vision to connect the storage site to the electrical grid. The storage site will be constructed from a variety of Tesla’s […]
Following the establishment of one of the world’s largest batteries in Victoria, Australia by Tesla and French company Neoen, a Tesla Megapack at the site has reportedly caught on fire. A Tesla Megapack caught on fire on Friday during testing of Tesla’s Victoria, Australia Big Battery, a Megapack unit run in part by Neoen, according […]
The official order page for Tesla’s Megapack has gone live, revealing pricing and more for the utility-scale energy storage solution — reports The Street. Details on the Megapack have been in short supply up until now since, unlike the more consumer-focused Powerwall, the Megapack has largely been a business-to-business product. Capacity A single Megapack energy storage […]