Tesla to build world’s largest battery in South Australia

Posted on 7 Jul 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
An artist's impression of the Tesla battery installation in South Australia. Image courtesy of Tesla.

US-based automotive and energy company Tesla has announced that it will build the world's largest battery array in South Australia.

All up the company will build at least 100MW of energy storage using an array of Lithium-ion batteries which Tesla markets as a ‘Powerpack’. The battery array itself will be directly connected to the Hornsdale Wind Farm near Jamestown, South Australia, which will charge it using renewable power. Through pairing this wind farm with a…

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